Rocks & The Rock Cycle

Find the term: the metamorphic rock with clear layers of minerals.

• foliated
• nonfoliated
• grains
• sedimentary

Find the term: when water is pushed out from between grains, causing minerals to crystallize.

• cementation
• compaction
• contact metamorphism
• regional metamorphism

Find the term: when layers of sediment push down on each other, squeezing out water and air.

• compaction
• cementation
• folatied
• nonfoliated

Find the term: the individual fragments and minerals in a rock

• grains
• texture
• composition
• rock

Find the term: the metamorphic rock that does not have distinct layers of minerals or grains

• nonfoliated
• foliated
• rock
• cementation

Find the term: a natural, solid mixture of minerals and grains

• rock
• nonfoliated
• grains
• contact metamorphism

Find the term: magma touches a rock and causes it to change

• contact metamorphism
• foliated
• nonfoliated
• regional metamorphism

Find the term: metamorphic rock forms over a large area

• regional metamorphism
• contact metamorphism
• compaction
• cementation

Which of the following is an example of extrusive igneous rock?

• obsidian
• pumice
• granite
• chert
• coal

Which of the following is an example of foliated metamorphic rock?

• slate
• phylite
• shchist
• gneiss
• marble