Regents Earth Science - Rocks

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Rocks are classified based on (how they formed, their origin) and are made of m__________

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minerals

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Sedimentary Rock - Lithification Processes

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deposition, burial, compaction and cementation

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Sedimentary Rock - made from little rocks/sediments = (clastic, crystalline, bioclastic)

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clastic

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Sediment size – smallest to largest: clay, silt, sand, pebble, cobble and boulder

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clay, silt, sand, pebble, cobble and boulder

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Sedimentary Rock - sea water evaporates and leaves behind a precipitate/evaporite = (clastic, crystalline, bioclastic)

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crystalline

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Sedimentary Rock - shells or plants = (clastic, crystalline, bioclastic)

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bioclastic

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Sedimentary Rock - (vertical, horizontal) layers and only rock that (lacks, has) fossils

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horizontal, has

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Sedimentary Rock - found as a (thin, thick) layer of rocks along the surface of continents compared to igneous and metamorphic rocks

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thin

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Sedimentary Rock - chex mix of rocks = ________________, broken _______________

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conglomerate, breccia

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Igneous Rock - lithification Processes

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melting and solidification