Earth Science Chapter 6

Process in which minerals precipitate into pore spaces between sediment and bind to for rock

Sedimentary rock that is made of rock fragments that become compacted and cemented together

The chemical stability of a rock is NOT influenced by

Which of the following pairs of texture and rock is correct?

Series of processesin which rock forms,changes from onetype toanother, destroyed and form again

Which of the following is NOT an example of an extrusion?

Rock that forms when existing rock altered by heat, pressure, or chemical processes

Process inwhich the volume and porosity of asediment are decreasedby weight of sediments on top

What type of sedimentary rock is formed from minerals that were once dissolved in water?

Process that one type of rock changes into another because of changes in temp or pressure

The melting of rock does NOT depend on

shows order that minerals crystallize from cooling magma according to their chemicalcomp/mlt pt

Which of the following has a nonfoliated or nonbanded texture?

Which of the following is NOT a sedimentary rock feature?

The process of crystallization and removal of different minerals from cooling magma

In regional metamorphism the change in rocks is the result of what?

Rock that forms from cooling and solidification of magma beneath Earth's surface

Rock that forms when mineral deposits are compressed or cemented together and harden.

Rock that forms when magma cools and hardens.

Rock that forms from the cooling and solidification of lava at Earth's surface.