Earth Science, Chapter 4

The process in which rocks change shape is called

When temperature and pressure change, what can happen to the minerals in rocks?

What kind of texture does igneous rock have when magma cools slowly?

Minerals used to estimate temperature and pressure at which rock changes are called

What are the main categories of sedimentary rock?

Which process forms sediment?

Rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma beneath the Earth's surface.

What does lava flow out of on the Earth's surface?

What is the largest of all intrusive igneous rock formations?

The process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers is called

__ are light colored igneous rocks rich in aluminum, potassium, silicon and sodium.

Scientists classify rocks

Partially decomposed plant material forms

What has to increase for metamorphism to occur?

Movement within the Earth that causes rocks inside the Earth to be moved to the Earth's surface

How does clastic sedimentary rock begin?

Which of the following processes changes rock on Earth's surface?

What does all igneous rock begin as?

The process in which material is laid down.

A rock whose mineral grains are NOT formed in bands is called

What kind of sedimentary rock can be cemented together by calcite or quartz?

The size, shape, and position of grains that make up a rock.

Process other than heat that causes metamorphism.

During the rock cycle, what forms when magma cools?

____ sedimentary rock forms from the remains of once living plants and animals.

This rock forms when magma cools and solidifies.

Which of the following is not a type of foliated metamorphic rock?

The process in which sediment is dropped and comes to rest is called

What kind of sedimentary rock is made from fossils?

The process by which new rock forms from old rock.

Sedimentary rock is formed through the process of

What are strata?

A naturally occurring solid mixture of crystals of one or more minerals.

The process in which water, wind, ice and heat break down rock is called

The minerals a rock contains determine the __ of that rock.

Rocks change their composition during the

Besides weathering and erosion, what other forces shape the Earth's features?

__ are dark colored igneous rocks rich in calcium, iron and magnesium.

Weathering, erosion, deposition and ___ are the processes that shape the Earth's surface.

The process by which sediment is removed from its source.

What is the process called in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers?

The chemical makeup of a rock.

The quality of a rock that is based on the sizes, shapes, and positions of the rock's grains is

Temperature, pressure and a change in the composition of a rock can cause ___ to form.

The word igneous comes from a Latin word that means

What do scientists call the rock that is formed when magma cools below the Earth's surface?

The process by which wind, water, ice or gravity transports soil and sediment from a location.

What kind of rock is formed from lava that cools on the Earth's surface?

Layers of rock are called ___.

Rock that forms as a result of volcanic activity at or near the Earth's surface.

Which of the following are ways magma is formed?

What kind of rock is formed when magma intrudes into other rock?

The minerals found in a rock determine its

The process in which layers of sedimentary rock are formed is called

What kind of metamorphic rock has its mineral grains arranged in planes or bands?

Grains of sand are washed into rivers and oceans through the process of

A solid mixture of one or more minerals and organic matter.

What processes change rock deep within the Earth?

The continual process by which new rock forms from old rock material.

When sedimentary rock is exposed to heat and pressure, what does it change into?

The ___ of a rock can provide clues as to how and where the rock formed.

The process by which sediment is dropped and comes to rest.

On the Earth's surface, weathering and ____ make rock fragments.