Rock Classification Flashcard

Front

Which of the following rocks is not normally used as a construction material?

• halite
• granite
• limestone

Back

halite

Front

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

Back

weathering

Front

What forms when rock partially or completely melts?

Back

magma

Front

Scientists classify rocks

Back

by composition and texture

Front

solid mixture of one or more minerals and organic matter

Back

rock

Front

process by which new rock forms from old rock

Back

rock cycle

Front

process by which sediment is removed from its source

Back

erosion

Front

process by which sediment is dropped and comes to rest

Back

deposition

Front

the chemical makeup of a rock

Back

composition

Front

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

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texture