Rock Cycle Vocabulary

Question 1

-intrusive igenous rock that forms really deep inside the Earth

-Cools really slowly
-Coarse Grain crystals

Answer 1

Abbysal Rock

Question 2

• intrusive igenous rocks that forms shallower
  -cools a little faster
  -medium grain crystals

Answer 2

Sub-volcanic rock

Question 3

Particles that are moved and then dropped by water

Answer 3

alluvium

Question 4

Intrusive igneous rock
that forms a large mass of rock
exposed by weathering

Answer 4

batholiths

Question 5

sedimentary rocks composed of formerly living organisms

Answer 5

bicochemical sedimentary rocks

Question 6

anythings that will from rocks from living creatures:
-shells
-marine snow
-fecal matter
-pieces of decaying matter

Answer 6

biological detritus

Question 7

angular gravel (S)

Answer 7

breccia

Question 8

a step in diagenesis where dissolved minerals act as glue

Answer 8

cementation

Question 9

-layers build up
-weight builds up
-pressure increases which increases chances of diagenesis

Answer 9

compression

Question 10

water gets squeezed out

Answer 10

overburden

Question 11

hardens into real rock

Answer 11

lithification

Question 12

rock fragments that are cemented together with silicate minerals

Answer 12

clastic sedimentary rocks

Question 13

rounded gravel (S)

Answer 13

conglomerate

Question 14

magma injected into surrounding rock, greatest changed where the magma touches the rock, greatest Temp. change

Answer 14

contact metamorphosis

Question 15

any solid material in which the component atoms are arranged in a definite pattern and whose surface regularity reflects its internal symmetry.

Answer 15

crystals

Question 16

the chemical, physical, and biological processes that turns sediment into sedimentary rocks.

Answer 16

diagenesis

Question 17

moving sediments

Answer 17

erosion

Question 18

igneous rock formed above ground

Answer 18

extrusive igneous rock

Question 19

erosion / movement with water

Answer 19

fluvial transport

Question 20

stripes formed when rock is stretched and shortened during the process of metamorphosis

Answer 20

foliation

Question 21

pieces of the earth like rocks etc.

Answer 21

geological detritus

Question 22

A mineral that forms only under specific pressure and temperature conditions, and that therefore provides information about the metamorphic history of the rock in which it is found. The minerals kyanite, andalusite, and sillimanite

Answer 22

index minerals

Question 23

Igneous rock that is formed by magma underground

Answer 23

intrusive igneous rock

Question 24

From volcanoes/ mantle material
reaches surface(air/water), gas is released, volcanic eruptions, subariel/submarine

Answer 24

lava

Question 25

the last step of diagenesis where it hardens into rock

Answer 25

lithification

Question 26

volcanic/mantle material underground. gas bubbles and rises throughout, less dense than rock

Answer 26

magma

Question 27

pieces of fecal matter

Answer 27

marine snow

Question 28

Rock that is transformed under immense heat and pressure. rocks changed physically and chemically

Answer 28

metamorphic rock

Question 29

Single chemical/pure substance

Answer 29

Minerals

Question 30

particles that are settled from a solution

Answer 30

precipitate

Question 31

the previous/ starting rock of metamorphic rock. original rock before change

Answer 31

protolith

Question 32

crystal size changes during metamorphosis

Answer 32

recrystalization

Question 33

convergent boundaries, over large rock areas, pressure from rock layers above

Answer 33

regional metamorphosis

Question 34

combo of at least 2 minerals, mixture

Answer 34

rock

Question 35

rock formed by minerals/particles or pre-existing organisms

Answer 35

sedimentary rock

Question 36

pieces of rock/ minerals/ geological detritus

Answer 36

sediments

Question 37

layers in sed. rocks

Answer 37

strata

Question 38

intrusive ig. rock that forms shallower and cools a little faster, medium grain crystals

Answer 38

sub-volcanic

Question 39

extrusive igneous rock that is relatively smooth and formed from lava. slow cooling , volcanoes

Answer 39

volcanic glass