________ are inorganic and have an internal structure and chemical composition.

This type of rock makes up a large part of the Earth's crust and form 12% of the Earth's land surface. Some examples of this rocks are gneiss, slate, marble, schist, and quartzite.

Metamorphism is the change of minerals or geologic texture in pre-existing rocks or parent rock called ______.

Which of the following are evidences of metamorphism?

Which of the following are parent rocks to metamorphic?

This type of metamorphic rock is formed when a rock with flat or elongated materials is put under immense pressure in which the minerals line up in layers as a result.

Is the aligning of elongated or platy materials, perpendicular to the direction of pressure that is applied

This type of metamorphic rock does not contain the materials that tend to line up under pressure, thus the rock does not have a layered appearance

In metamorphic environments, magma and friction make _______, while collisions and gravity produce ________

Is a solid in which the atoms are arranged in geometric patterns that are repeated again and again

What causes the rock cycle?

It is the process that describes the gradual transformation between the three main types of rocks.

It is the precipitation of minerals within a sediment as it is being formed. It comes from watery solutions percolating through pore spaces in the sediment.

In this process, the particles of sediment are forced closer together by the weight of sediment building up above them.

It is the process of authigenic minerals filling pore spaces which cements the particles of sediment together

Choose the one with the correct categorization of sedimentary rocks

This type of sedimentary rock forms from particles eroded from rocks on land, in which the rocks undergo weathering into smal fragmenets and are eroded and transpoted to a new location.

What are the clastic rock textures from smoothest to roughest

How does coal form?

How does limestone form?

It is a white powdery limestone that forms from the shells of microorganisms

It is a cemented mass of shelly debris.

This type of rock is formed when a chemical that is dissolved in a solution, usually water, evaporates and leaves the compound behind. These dissolved materials are precipitated, like salt at the sea surface that evaporated

This type of metamorphism occurs when molten magma invades and bakes older rocks

What is the correct order of the rock cycle?
I. Magma that has risen, cooled, and crystallized forms igneous rocks (this happens via volcanic eruptions)

II. Sediments are subjected to compaction and cementation and form layers of sedimentary rock. This process is called lithification

III. The process starts with magma, which is a hot molten liquid rock

IV. Igneous rocks are subjected to erosion, transport, and deposition and this forms layered sediments

V. Sedimentary and igneous rocks are then subjected to great heat and pressure which forms metamorphic rocks

VI. The metamorphic rocks that melt inside the Earth's interior revert to magma

In extremely simple terms
What are the steps of the rock cycle in the correct order

I. Sediments are formed

II. Metamorphic rocks are formed
III. Magma
IV. Igneous rocks are formed
V. Sedimentary rocks are formed
VI. Magma is formed by melting metamorphic rocks

This type of rock is formed when molten hot material cools and solidifies

What is the difference between intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks?

What are mafic and silicic igneous rocks?

It is the process of rocks being constantly broken down by wind and water over a long time

It is the carrying away of broken rocks by rain, streams, rivers, and oceans to a distant place from their origin.

What is the difference between sedimentation, lithification, and deposition?

What is the difference between sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks?

Why is understanding the rock cycle important?

the process in which sediments compact under pressure, expel connate fluids, and gradually become solid rock.

refers to the physical and chemical processes that affect sedimentary materials after deposition and before metamorphism and between deposition and weathering.

It is generally true that igneous rocks

Relative cooling rates of igneous intrusive rocks

can be estimated by comparing rocks’

Of the following, the rock that is most resistant to both chemical and

mechanical weathering is:

Which of the following pairs contains one igneous and one sedimentary rock?

An example of a rock whose minerals have been crushed into thin

sheets or bands is:

Rocks are classified depending upon how they are formed. In which

class would slate be found?

Which of the following is an igneous rock?

The black sand of the Hawaiian Islands is composed of which of the following?
clue: there are many volcano is hawaiian island

What are the two types of lava based on texture?

Molten rock beneath the Earth's crust is called:

An igneous rock that is commonly black, has a glassy texture, and can be extremely sharp on the edges

A material that appears in all 3 types of rocks and is commonly referred to as "Fool's Gold"

a relatively soft, porous rock that is usually formed by the compaction and cementation of volcanic ash or dust
(clue: its in minecraft) (clue: 3 of the choices are in minecraft 🗿)