Geology Unit 5 Lesson 8 and 9 Vocabulary

What is a solid, nonliving substance found in the earth that makes up rocks?

• Mineral

• Texture

• Obsidian

• Granite

What term describes the size, shape, and sorting of the mineral grains in rocks?

• Solidify

• Texture

• Compact

• Durable

What is a dark rock or natural glass formed from lava that cooled very quickly?

• Granite

• Mineral

• Obsidian

• Gneiss

Which word means to make or become hard or solid?

• Dissolved

• Compact

• Solidify

• Durable

What is a common igneous rock that forms from magma that cooled within Earth's crust?

• Obsidian

• Granite

• Mineral

• Texture

What word describes something able to last a long time in good condition?

• Durable

• Dissolved

• Compact

• Solidify

What does it mean to closely pack or press together?

• Dissolved

• Compact

• Texture

• Solidify

What term describes something mixed with liquid so no solid pieces are visible anymore?

• Durable

• Obsidian

• Dissolved

• Granite