Rocks and mineral vocabulary review

Molten material below the surface

• Lava

• Magma

• Intrusive lava

• Extrusive magma

Molten material above the Earth's surface

• lava

• magma

• intrusive magma

• extrusive magma

A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

The process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure.

• Metamorphism

• Crystallization

• Solidification

• Weathering

Cooling and hardening of molten rock

• Solidification

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Metamorphism

Rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma beneath Earth's surface

• Extrusive Sedimentary Rock

• Intrusive Sedimentary rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

Rock that forms from the cooling and solidification of lava at Earth's surface

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Extrusive Sedimentary Rock

• Intrusive Metamorphic Rock

A type of igneous rock that contains lots of silicate minerals. Generally lighter in color.

• Felsic Rock

• Mafic Rock

Dark colored rocks that are rich in calcium, iron, and magnesium and poor in silicon

• Mafic Rock

• Felsic Rock

• Intermediate Rock

Rock with a chemical content between felsic and mafic compositions.

• Sedimentary Rock

• Mafic Rock

• Felsic Rock

• Intermediate Rock