A mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another

Define: Extrusive Rock

Igneous rock that forms from lava on Earth's surface

Form when rock fragment squeezed together under own weight, Happens only in sedimentary rocks

A process that slowly change rocks from one kind to another

Process mineral crystallize glue particle sediment into mass

Define: Mohs Hardness Scale

Talc, Calcite, Apatite, Quartz, Corundum, A scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest

Define: Intrusive Rock

Igneous rock form when magma harden beneath Earth surface

Small solid piece of material that come from rock/organism

A particle of mineral or other rock that give a rock texture

Definite Chemical Composition, Natural-Occuring, Inorganic Solid, Crystal Structure

Process by which sediment settle out water/wind carrying it

Not formed from living things or the remains of living thing

A substance composed of a single kind of atom, Periodic Table

The color of a mineral's powder

Define: Sedimentary Rock

Form particle from rock or remain plant/animal press cement

Form where remains of organism are deposited in thick layers, Happens only in sedimentary rocks

The way a mineral reflects light from its surface

A solid that the atoms are arranged a pattern that repeats

Mineral in which, the mineral glows under ultraviolet light

Define: Porphyritic Texture

Texture large crystal scatter on background smaller crystals, Happens on igneous rock

Narrow slab mineral that sharp different from surround rock

The look and feel of a rock's surface

The way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular

Define: Metamorphic Rock

Form from rock that changed heat pressure chemical reaction

Destructive proces water/wind loose carry away fragment rock

Define: Chemical Rock

Form when rock fragments are squeezed together high pressure, Forms only with sedimentary rocks

Process by which sediment pressed together under own weight

A substance in which two or more elements chemically joined

Forms the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface

Describe whose grain arranged in parallel layer, Only happens in metamorphic rocks

A mineral's ability to split easily along flat surface.

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Define: Solution
A mixture in which two substances are dissolved in another
A type of water
A type of salt
A mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another
2
Define: Extrusive Rock
Igneous rock form when lava hardens beneath Earth surface
Igneous rock form when magma harden beneath Earth surface
Igneous rock that forms from magma on Earth's mantle
Igneous rock that forms from lava on Earth's surface
3
Define: Clastic Rock
Form when rock fragment squeezed together under own weight
Happens only in sedimentary rocks
Form when rock fragment squeezed together under own lava
Happens only in igneous rocks
4
Define: Rock Cycle
A process that slowly change rocks from one kind to another
A process that quickly change rocks from one kind to another
Only happens to igneous rocks
Happens to only chemical rocks
5
Define: Cementation
Process mineral crystallize glue particle sediment into lava
Form when rock fragments are squeezed together high pressure
Describe metamor rock whose grain arranged in parallel layer
Process mineral crystallize glue particle sediment into mass
6
Define: Mohs Hardness Scale
Talc, Calcite, Apatite, Quartz, Corundum
Gypsum, Fluorite, Orthoclase, Topaz, Diamond
Gypsum, Fluorite, Orthoclase, Topaz, Emerald, Diamond
A scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest
7
Define: Intrusive Rock
Igneous rock that forms from lava on Earth's surface.
Igneous rock form when lava hardens beneath Earth surface
Igneous rock form when magma harden beneath Earth surface
Igneous rock that forms from magma on Earth's mantle
8
Define: Sediment
Grain Size
Grain Pattern (repeating in rows)
Grain Shape
Small solid piece of material that come from rock/organism
9
Define: Grain
Unknown particles...?
A type of rock
A particle of mineral or other rock that give a rock texture
A particle of mineral or other rock that give a rock volume
10
Define: Mineral
Definite Chemical Composition
Natural-Occuring
Inorganic Solid
Crystal Structure
11
Define: Deposition
Form when rock fragment squeezed together under own weight
Process by which sediment settle out water/wind carrying it
Process by which sediment settle out water/lava carrying it
Process by which sediment pressed together under own weight
12
What is one pathway through the Rock Cycle?
Igneous to magma
Sedimentary to magma
Metamorphic to igneous
Sediments to magma
13
Define: Inorganic
A scale ranking to ten
Not formed from living things or the remains of living thing
Formed from living things or their remains
Rock that contains a metal
14
Define: Element
A substance composed of a single kind of atom
Periodic Table
A dark, dense, table
A substance composed of multiple kinds of atoms
15
How are crystals formed?
Through metamorphic rocks
Through sedimentary rocks
Through lava
Through magma
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Define: Streak
A force that acts on a rock to change it volume
The color of a mineral
A deposit of hardened magma
The color of a mineral's powder
17
Define: Sedimentary Rock
Form particle from grain or remain plant/flower press cement
Form from rock that changed heat pressure chemical reaction
Forms the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface
Form particle from rock or remain plant/animal press cement
18
Which one of these is NOT an example of igneous rocks?
Granite
Rhyolite
Breccia
Basalt
19
Define: Organic Rock
Form where remains of organism are deposited in thick layers
Happens only in sedimentary rocks
Happens only in metamorphic rocks
Form where remains of organism are deposited in soft layers
20
Define: Luster
Said of a volocano
The way a mineral reflects light from its surface
A string of islands
The way a mineral reflects color from its surface
21
Define: Crystal
A mass or rock
A solid that atoms are not arranged in a pattern
A solid that the atoms are arranged a pattern that repeats
A great landmass surrounded by oceans.
22
Define: Fluorescence
A particle of a mineral
A particles of a mineral
Mineral in which, the mineral glows under ultraviolet light
Mineral in which the mineral reflect under ultraviolet light
23
Define: Porphyritic Texture
Happens on sedimentary rock
Texture large crystal scatter on background smaller crystals
Happens on igneous rock
Small solid piece of material that come from rock/organism
24
Define: Vein
The look and feel of a rock
Narrow slab mineral that sharp different from surround rock
Narrow slab mineral that shine different from surround rock
Forms from magma
25
Define: Texture
The look and reflection of a rock's surface
Rock Wall
A series of processes
The look and feel of a rock's surface
26
Define: Fracture
The way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular
Igneous rock that forms from lava
The way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an regular
Igneous rock that forms from Earth's crust
27
Define: Metamorphic Rock
Form from rock that changed cool tempuratures
Forms the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface
Form particle from rock or remain plant/animal press cement
Form from rock that changed heat pressure chemical reaction
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Define: Erosion
Destructive proces water/wind loose carry away fragment rock
Remains of organisms are in deep layers
Remains of organisms are in the surface of the Earth
Destructive proces lava/magma loose carry away fragment rock
29
Define: Chemical Rock
Forms only with metamorphic rocks
Form when rock fragments are separate together high pressure
Form when rock fragments are squeezed together high pressure
Forms only with sedimentary rocks
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Define: Compaction
Process by which rock pressed together under own weight
Process by which sediment pressed together under own weight
Form where remains of organism are deposited in thick layers
Form when rock fragments are squeezed together high pressure
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Which one of these is not an metamorphic rock?
Gneiss
Shale
Limestone
Marble
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Define: Compound
Magma
A substance in which an element, chemically joined by force
A slow moving type of lava
A substance in which two or more elements chemically joined
33
Define: Igneous Rock
Form particle from rock or remain plant/animal press cement
Form from rock that changed heat pressure chemical reaction
Forms the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface
Forms the heating of molten rock at or above the surface
34
Define: Foliated
Only happens in sedimentary rocks
Describe whose grain arranged in zig zag pattern
Describe whose grain arranged in parallel layer
Only happens in metamorphic rocks
35
Define: Cleavage
A mineral's ability to split hardily along flat surface.
A mineral's ability to split easily along flat surface.
A mineral's ability to split along flat surface.
A mineral to split along flat surface.
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Which one one of these is an sedimentary rock?
Slate
Marble
Coal
Granite

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