Bolt - Rocks Flashcardizz

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What type of rock is formed from the skeletons of microscopic living things in the ocean?

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Organic rock

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What type of sedimentary rock forms when mineral solutions evaporate?

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Chemical rock

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What texture does igneous rock that cools very quickly have?

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Smooth and shiny with no visible grain

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What is the process called when dissolved materials and particles of sediment stick together to form sedimentary rock?

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Cementation

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What is the process called when sediment settles out of moving water?

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Deposition

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What are the three main types of rocks?

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Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

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What is the difference between clastic and chemical sedimentary rocks?

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Clastic rocks are formed from fragments of other rocks, while chemical rocks form from mineral solutions that precipitate out of water.

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What is erosion?

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The process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by wind or water.

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What is the rock cycle?

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The continuous process by which rocks are created, changed, destroyed, and formed again.

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What is metamorphic rock?

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Rock that has been changed from its original form by heat, pressure, or chemically.