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Chapter 4 Flashcards

(12 cards)

1
Q

What is the series of processes in which a rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again by geological process?

A

Rock Cycle

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What is the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another?

A

Erosion

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3
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What is the process in which material is laid down?

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Deposition

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4
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What is the chemical makeup of a rock; describes either the minerals or other minerals in the rock?

A

Composition

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5
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What is the quality of a rock that is based on the sizes, shapes, and positions of the rock’s grains?

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Texture

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6
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What is rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma beneath the Earth’s surface?

A

Intrusive igneous rock

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7
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What is rock that forms as a result of volcanic activity at or near the Earth’s surface?

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Extrusive igneous rock

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8
Q

What are layers of rock?

A

Strata (singular- stratum)

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9
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What is the process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers?

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Stratification

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10
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What is the texture of metamorphic rock in which the mineral grains are arranged in planes or bands?

A

Foliated

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What is the texture of metamorphic rock in which e mineral grains are not arranged in planes or bands?

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Nonfoliated

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What is a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter?

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Rock

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