Science ch.3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Rock | Any solid mineral of mineral-like matter that occurs naurally as part of our planet |
| Formed:Igneous | Magma cools an hardens beneath surface |
| Formed:Sedimentary | Sediments compact and cement together |
| Formed:Metamorphic | Extreme pressue and temperature conditions |
| The way they are formed | How are rocks classified? |
| Earths water, land and air | Where does the energy that drives the rock cycle come from? |
| Intrusive rock | Forms beneath the surface of the earth |
| Extrusive rock | Forms above the surface of the earth |
| Sedimentary | In which type of rock are fossils formed? |
| Intrusive, the minerals grow in size forming a solid mass of interlocked cystals | Which would have bigger crystals? Intusive or extrusive? Why? |
| Sedimentary | In which type of rock are fossils found? |
| Foliated or nonfoliated | How are metamorphic rocks classified? |
| Whne the rock is produced of randomly distibuted ions | How do glassy igneous rocks form? |
| Clastic sedimentary | Shale? |
| Igneous | Obsidian? |
| Igneous | Pumic? |
| Metamorphic | Marble? |
| Clastic sedimentary | Conglomerate? |
| Clastic sedimentary | Sandstone? |
| Foliated | When a rock has a layered or banded appearance |
| Vesicular | Contains many vescles (holes in it) |
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