Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
18 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of weathered rock
|
EROSION
|
|
|
Forms when rock is changed by heat or pressure deep beneath Earth's surface
|
METAMORPHIC ROCK
|
|
|
Forms from the cooling & hardening of molten material (lava or magma) from volcanoes
|
IGNEOUS ROCK
|
|
|
The effects of freezing and thawing, acid rain, plant roots, and other forces on rocks
|
WEATHERING
|
|
|
Forms when small particles of rock, which are called Sediments, are pressed and cemented together
|
SEDIMENTARY ROCK
|
|
|
The processes that occur during the formation of the three different types of rocks
|
THE ROCK CYCLE
|
|
|
Igneous rock can become magma through ___
|
MELTING
|
|
|
Metamorphic rock can become sedimentary rock through ___
|
Weathering, then Cementation & Compaction
|
|
|
A solid mixture of crystals of one or more minerals or other materials |
rock |
|
|
The hot liquid that forms when rock partially or completely melts; may include mineral crystals |
magma |
|
|
The type of igneous rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies beneath Earth's surface |
Intrusive |
|
|
The type of igneous rock that forms when lava or pyroclastic material cools and solidifies on the Earth's surface |
Extrusive |
|
|
The texture of metamorphic rock in which the mineral grains are aligned like the pages of a book (contain visible lines) |
Foliated Metamorphic Rock |
|
|
The texture of metamorphic rock in which mineral grains show no alignment (no visible lines) |
Non-foliated Metamorphic Rock |
|
|
The energy needed to create Sedimentary Rocks comes from _________________ |
The sun & Earth's surface processes
|
|
|
The energy needed to create Metamorphic & Igneous rocks comes from __________________ |
Earth's Interior |
|
|
Rocks that cool quickly have ____________ crystals |
small |
|
|
Rocks that cool slowly have _______________ crystals |
large |
