Earth Science Chapter 5/6 Review

Extrusive rocks, which cool more rapidly than intrusive rocks, are generally more

Diamonds can form only

Process by which sediment settles out of water or wind

Physical & chemical processes that compact & transform sediments into sedimentary rocks?

Rock formed from the crystallization of magma

Igneous rocks are formed when magma

Continuous changing and remaking of rocks

Diamonds are sometimes found in igneous intrusions known as kimberlites

Eroded materials are almost always carried uphill.

The percentage of open spaces between mineral grains in clastic rocks

Igneous rocks that cool slowly beneath Earth's crust are

A model that illustrates the predictable patterns of mineral formation from cooling magma is _.

Type of metamorphism that occurs when very hot water reacts with/alters the mineralogy of rock

Different minerals melt and crystallize at different temperatures

Landslides, moving water, wind, & glaciers cause __ of surface materials.