Which of the following processes changes rock on the Earth's surface?
What kind of rock is formed from lava that cools on the Earth's surface?
What are strata?
What kind of sedimentary rock is made from solutions of dissolved minerals and water?
How did humans use rocks in the past?
What has to increase for metamorphism to occur?
What is process in which water, wind and heat break down rock?
When magma cools quickly, what kind of texture does rock have?
Besides clastic & chemical, what is the other type of sedimentary rock?
What kind of metamorphic rock has its mineral grains arranged in planes or bands?
Which of the following is a course-grained igneous rock?
How does clastic sedimentary rock begin?
What do bends or folds in rock show?
What occurs when temperature & pressure inside the Earth's crust changes?
What is one way that magma forms?
What are the layers of sedimentary rock called?
What does all igneous rock begin as?
What can some organic sedimentary rocks be made of?
Besides heat, what else causes a rock to undergo metamorphism?
What does lava flow out of on the Earth's surface?
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stratification rock cycle nonfoliated rock gradient deposition intrusive composition rock erosion strata foliated rock index minerals uplift intrusive igneous rock extrusive igneous rock mafic extrusive clastic felsic belsic
The process in which layers of sedimentary rock are formed is called _____________________.
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stratification rock cycle nonfoliated rock gradient deposition intrusive composition rock erosion strata foliated rock index minerals uplift intrusive igneous rock extrusive igneous rock mafic extrusive clastic felsic belsic
A rock whose mineral grains are NOT formed in bands is called ___________________.
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stratification rock cycle nonfoliated rock gradient deposition intrusive composition rock erosion strata foliated rock index minerals uplift intrusive igneous rock extrusive igneous rock mafic extrusive clastic felsic belsic
The minerals found in a rock determine its _______________________.
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stratification rock cycle nonfoliated rock gradient deposition intrusive composition rock erosion strata foliated rock index minerals uplift intrusive igneous rock extrusive igneous rock mafic extrusive clastic felsic belsic
Rocks change their composition during the ______________________.
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stratification rock cycle nonfoliated rock gradient deposition intrusive composition rock erosion strata foliated rock index minerals uplift intrusive igneous rock extrusive igneous rock mafic extrusive clastic felsic belsic
Weathering, erosion, deposition and _____________________ are the processes that shape the Earth's surface.
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stratification rock cycle nonfoliated rock gradient deposition intrusive composition rock erosion strata foliated rock index minerals uplift intrusive igneous rock extrusive igneous rock mafic extrusive clastic felsic belsic
The process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers is called ______________________.
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stratification rock cycle nonfoliated rock gradient deposition intrusive composition rock erosion strata foliated rock index minerals uplift intrusive igneous rock extrusive igneous rock mafic extrusive clastic felsic belsic
Minerals used to estimate temperature and pressure at which rock changes are called ___________________.
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stratification rock cycle nonfoliated rock gradient deposition intrusive composition rock erosion strata foliated rock index minerals uplift intrusive igneous rock extrusive igneous rock mafic extrusive clastic felsic belsic
On the Earth's surface, weathering and ______________________ make rock fragments.
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stratification rock cycle nonfoliated rock gradient deposition intrusive composition rock erosion strata foliated rock index minerals uplift intrusive igneous rock extrusive igneous rock mafic extrusive clastic felsic belsic
Rock formed from magma that cools below the Earth's surface is called _________________________.
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stratification rock cycle nonfoliated rock gradient deposition intrusive composition rock erosion strata foliated rock index minerals uplift intrusive igneous rock extrusive igneous rock mafic extrusive clastic felsic belsic
The three types of sedimentary rock are: chemical, organic and _______________.
The process by which new rock forms from old rock.
The process by which sediment is removed from its source.
The process by which sediment is dropped and comes to rest.
The chemical make up of rock.
The size, shape and position of grains that make up a rock.
A naturally occurring solid mixture of crystals of one or more minerals.
The process in which sediment is dropped and comes to rest.
The process by which new rock is made from old rock.
The quality of rock based on size and shape of mineral grains.
The process by which sediment is removed from its source.
The chemical make up of a rock.
Metamorphic rock in which the mineral grains are NOT arranged in bands.
Layers found in sedimentary rocks.
Rock that cools at the Earth's surface.
The process in which layers of sedimentary rock are formed.
Rock that cools below the Earth's surface.
The process by which new rock forms from old rock.
Igneous rock that cools on the Earth's surface.
Rocks made from animal or plant remains.
Metamorphic rock in which mineral grains are arranged in bands.