This is what a geologist uses to determine a rocks mineral composition
This type of rock formed from layers of remains of plant and animal
A rocks texture is characterized as...
The names of the 3 major rock groups refer to
This rock has large crystals on a background of smaller crystals
Igneous rocks that form when magma hardens beneath the Earth Surface
Basalt is this type of igneous rock
This causes large crystals to form in igneous rocks
These are the three characteristics why people use igneous rocks for tools
Igneous rocks may be similar in mineral composition yet have different....
These play key roles in the formation of sedimentary rocks
A type of rock that forms when seas and lakes evaporate
The process when dissolved materials crystallize and glue particles of sediment together
A sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together is called
The process that presses sediments together is called
Metamorphic rocks are formed here
Metamorphic rocks that have their grains arranged in parallel bands are said to be...
These are the 2 forces that turn rocks into metamorphic
This metamorphic rock is useful for buildings and statues
These are the 4 things that change when a rock changes to metamorphic
This rock began as coral and can be found on continents
The remains of living things trapped in sediment are called
Skeletons of living coral grow together to form these
This is the process that changes rocks from one type to another
These are the 3 characteristics geologist use to identitfy rocks
What is a microscope?
What is a Sedimentary rock?
What is the size, shape, and pattern of the rock's grain?
What is how the rocks are formed?
What is Porphyritic?
What are intrusive rocks?
What is an Extrusive Rock?
What is deep slow cooling magma?
What are hard, durable and dense?
What is texture?
What are Erosion and Deposition?
What is a chemical rock?
What is Cementation?
What is Clastic?
What is Compaction?
What is deep underground?
What is Foliated?
What are Heat and Pressure?
What is Marble?
What is appearance, texture, crystal structure and mineral compositon?
What is Limestone?
What are fossils?
What are coral reefs?
What is the Rock Cycle?
What is color, texture and mineral compostion?
