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WorksheetsGeology Year 8 Terminology List
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 8mins
A crystal is best defined as
Rock that is formed by the cooling or lava or magma.
Solid mineral that has a variety of special shapes
Molten rock once it has reached the surface of the earth
Extrusive rock is best defined as
Molten rock that does not reach the earths surface
Molten rock once it has reached the surface of the earth.
Igneous rock that forms on the surface of the earth.
Geology is best defined as
The study of rocks, the process that forms and changes them.
Breakdown of rocks by a physical process.
A model geologists use to explain the rock cycle.
The removal of weathered rock particles.
igneous rock is best defined as
Rock that forms on the surface of the earth.
Molten rock once it has reached the surface of the earth.
Rock that is formed by the cooling or lava or magma.
Molten rock that does not reach the earths surface.
How would you best describe interlocking crystals?
As chemical substances found in rocks.
As crystals that lock together and grow into each other in a rock.
Chemicals that flow around sediments & water set like cement.
Preserved remains of living organisms.
Intrusive igneous rocks
Is formed by lava cooling
Is formed by magma cooling
Lava
Molten rock once it has reached the surface of the earth.
Molten rock that does not reach the earths surface.
Rocks are made up of a mixture of minerals. What are minerals?
Compacted sand (sandstone).
Small particles of rock (sediments).
An inorganic substance (Iron).
Magma
Is found on the Earths surface.
Is found underneath the Earths surface.
Chemical weathering is
Water and air reacting and breaking down rock.
The breakdown of rocks by a physical process.
Sedimentation is best described as
A physical & chemical processes that break rocks down.
Removal of particles away from the site of weathering.
A process of water or wind depositing eroded rock particles
The structure of soil is best described as
The size of the particles that make up soil.
How well the soil particles join up to form lumps.
The texture of soil is best described as
The size of the particles that make up soil.
How well the soil particles join up to form lumps.
What type of rock can you find fossils in?
Igneous rock
Sedimentary rock
Metamorphic rock
Foliation is best described as
Minerals under pressure are squashed or fla, creating banded layers
Sedimentation
Metamorphic rock is best described as
Rock that is formed by the cooling or lava or magma.
Igneous rock that forms below the earths surface.
Solid that has a variety of special shapes.
Rock formed from high temperature and pressure.
The rock cycle is
The physical and chemical processes that break rocks down.
A model that explain the cycle of change that rocks undergo.
