Rocks and the Rock Cycle
... There are three rock families: Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic Igneous Rocks Igneous rocks form when hot magma or lava cools and solidifies Magma is melted rock that is only found below the Earth’s crust Lava is magma that has made it to the surface of the Earth in the form of a volcano – this ...
... There are three rock families: Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic Igneous Rocks Igneous rocks form when hot magma or lava cools and solidifies Magma is melted rock that is only found below the Earth’s crust Lava is magma that has made it to the surface of the Earth in the form of a volcano – this ...
Metamorphic Rock Classification Quiz
... 2) The difference in rocks from slate to phyllite to schist to gneiss is an increase in a) The size of the crystals of the parent rock. b) Silica. c) Heat and pressure of metamorphism. d) The number of mafic minerals. ...
... 2) The difference in rocks from slate to phyllite to schist to gneiss is an increase in a) The size of the crystals of the parent rock. b) Silica. c) Heat and pressure of metamorphism. d) The number of mafic minerals. ...
What Environment are Sedimentary Rocks Formed?
... ocean, etc. 3. Deposition – in a point bar, moraine, beach, ocean basin,etc 4. Lithification – loose sediment turns to solid rock ...
... ocean, etc. 3. Deposition – in a point bar, moraine, beach, ocean basin,etc 4. Lithification – loose sediment turns to solid rock ...
Claire Speach
... 4. What is the chemical composition of Garnet and how many chemicals make it up altogether? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 5. What are the two types of metamorphism and how are they different? ____ ...
... 4. What is the chemical composition of Garnet and how many chemicals make it up altogether? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 5. What are the two types of metamorphism and how are they different? ____ ...
Pre/Post Test
... B. weathering and erosion D. compaction and cementation ________4. Sedimentary rocks are formed by which earth process(es)? A. melting C. heat and pressure B. weathering and erosion D. compaction and cementation ________5. Igneous rocks are formed by which earth process(es)? A. melting C. heat and p ...
... B. weathering and erosion D. compaction and cementation ________4. Sedimentary rocks are formed by which earth process(es)? A. melting C. heat and pressure B. weathering and erosion D. compaction and cementation ________5. Igneous rocks are formed by which earth process(es)? A. melting C. heat and p ...
Metamorphic Rocks
... Granite = Gneiss Shale = Slate Sandstone = Quartzite Limestone = Marble Muscovite = Schist s What type of rock is granite and shale? What type of rock is sandstone and limestone? ...
... Granite = Gneiss Shale = Slate Sandstone = Quartzite Limestone = Marble Muscovite = Schist s What type of rock is granite and shale? What type of rock is sandstone and limestone? ...
The Rock Cycle
... WHAT IS THE ROCK CYCLE? • The Rock Cycle is a continuous cycle that rocks undergo as they are exposed to the all the different processes that can occur on the earth. • Granite for example, is formed when magma cools down and crystallizes. Rocks that form in this way are called Igneous Rocks. • But ...
... WHAT IS THE ROCK CYCLE? • The Rock Cycle is a continuous cycle that rocks undergo as they are exposed to the all the different processes that can occur on the earth. • Granite for example, is formed when magma cools down and crystallizes. Rocks that form in this way are called Igneous Rocks. • But ...
Geology 101 Homework 5
... 2) How do metamorphic rocks get to the surface? Where are they typically found? 3) How does metamorphism occur? 4) How do geologists determine the depth and temperature at which a metamorphic rock formed? 5) What kind of metamorphic rock forms within subduction zones? Why is it special? Chap. 7 Sedi ...
... 2) How do metamorphic rocks get to the surface? Where are they typically found? 3) How does metamorphism occur? 4) How do geologists determine the depth and temperature at which a metamorphic rock formed? 5) What kind of metamorphic rock forms within subduction zones? Why is it special? Chap. 7 Sedi ...
Chapter 5 Sedimentary Environments
... 1. Braided stream - high sediment load - coming out of mountains. 2. Meandering - lower sediment loads - mature stream or river in coastal plain. b. alluvial fan: an accumulation of stream-transported materials when a rapidly flowing river emerges from a mountainous areas onto a flat plain c. lakes: ...
... 1. Braided stream - high sediment load - coming out of mountains. 2. Meandering - lower sediment loads - mature stream or river in coastal plain. b. alluvial fan: an accumulation of stream-transported materials when a rapidly flowing river emerges from a mountainous areas onto a flat plain c. lakes: ...
Igneous rock
... There are more than 4000 minerals and many of them look alike. Scientists use physical properties to identify mineral. Some physical properties are hardness, luster(reflecting light), and streak(powder left behind). Igneous rock- forms when magma cools into lava. Magma is melted rock deep inside the ...
... There are more than 4000 minerals and many of them look alike. Scientists use physical properties to identify mineral. Some physical properties are hardness, luster(reflecting light), and streak(powder left behind). Igneous rock- forms when magma cools into lava. Magma is melted rock deep inside the ...
Chapter 6, Sedimentary Rock
... arkose - mostly feldspar, with quartz grains graywacke - sand grains surrounded by dark, fine-grained matrix, often clay-rich o Siltstone – slightly coarser-grained than shales; non-fissile o Shale – fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock; fissile (splits into thin layers) silt- and clay-sized ...
... arkose - mostly feldspar, with quartz grains graywacke - sand grains surrounded by dark, fine-grained matrix, often clay-rich o Siltstone – slightly coarser-grained than shales; non-fissile o Shale – fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock; fissile (splits into thin layers) silt- and clay-sized ...
Chapter Outlines
... arkose - mostly feldspar, with quartz grains graywacke - sand grains surrounded by dark, fine-grained matrix, often clay-rich o Siltstone – slightly coarser-grained than shales; non-fissile o Shale – fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock; fissile (splits into thin layers) silt- and clay-sized ...
... arkose - mostly feldspar, with quartz grains graywacke - sand grains surrounded by dark, fine-grained matrix, often clay-rich o Siltstone – slightly coarser-grained than shales; non-fissile o Shale – fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock; fissile (splits into thin layers) silt- and clay-sized ...
Rock Identification and stories lab
... cemented together. If you look at the particles with a handlens, or even with the naked eye, you can see individual grains often somewhat rounded because sharp edges were knocked off during transport down stream, along beaches, etc. Sand-sized particles range from just big enough to see to about 2mm ...
... cemented together. If you look at the particles with a handlens, or even with the naked eye, you can see individual grains often somewhat rounded because sharp edges were knocked off during transport down stream, along beaches, etc. Sand-sized particles range from just big enough to see to about 2mm ...
The Rock Cycle
... 3. How long does it take for rock to be recycled? 4. What would rock look like before, during, and after being recycled? ...
... 3. How long does it take for rock to be recycled? 4. What would rock look like before, during, and after being recycled? ...
The Rock Cycle
... 3. How long does it take for rock to be recycled? 4. What would rock look like before, during, and after being recycled? ...
... 3. How long does it take for rock to be recycled? 4. What would rock look like before, during, and after being recycled? ...
rock cycle vocabulary - Greenup County School
... 1. rock – a solid substance that is a mixture of minerals, rock fragments, volcanic glass, organic matter or other natural materials 2. rock cycle – a model that describes how rocks slowly change from one form to another through time 3. mineral – a naturally occurring inorganic solid that has a defi ...
... 1. rock – a solid substance that is a mixture of minerals, rock fragments, volcanic glass, organic matter or other natural materials 2. rock cycle – a model that describes how rocks slowly change from one form to another through time 3. mineral – a naturally occurring inorganic solid that has a defi ...
Study Guide for Chapter 5 Science Test
... Rock is made of minerals, and comes in different shapes, colors, and sizes. Geologists are scientists who study the physical properties of rocks. Know the following: In what type of rock are most fossils found? What is conglomerate made of? What does finding fossil evergreen leaves tell scientists a ...
... Rock is made of minerals, and comes in different shapes, colors, and sizes. Geologists are scientists who study the physical properties of rocks. Know the following: In what type of rock are most fossils found? What is conglomerate made of? What does finding fossil evergreen leaves tell scientists a ...
SEDIMENTARY ROCK DESCRIPTIONS A description of rocks
... A description of rocks requires organization and a check list is a useful way to start. Your descriptions of sedimentary rocks should include the following characteristics (where applicable) and roughly in this order. The Miscellaneous category is intended to accomodate special features not included ...
... A description of rocks requires organization and a check list is a useful way to start. Your descriptions of sedimentary rocks should include the following characteristics (where applicable) and roughly in this order. The Miscellaneous category is intended to accomodate special features not included ...
Sedimentary Rocks
... Erosion: Process by which smaller particles of rock are displaced by moving water, wind, or ice. Deposition: The build-up of sediments on the bottom of lakes, valleys, and the oceans. Compaction: Sedimentary rock process where the water is squeezed out of the spaces, and the particles of sediment pa ...
... Erosion: Process by which smaller particles of rock are displaced by moving water, wind, or ice. Deposition: The build-up of sediments on the bottom of lakes, valleys, and the oceans. Compaction: Sedimentary rock process where the water is squeezed out of the spaces, and the particles of sediment pa ...
Rocks and Minerals - Mr. Frost`s World
... • Made from fire and heat. • Made from cooled magma or lava from volcanoes. ...
... • Made from fire and heat. • Made from cooled magma or lava from volcanoes. ...
Mudrock
Mudrocks are a class of fine grained siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. The varying types of mudrocks include: siltstone, claystone, mudstone, slate, and shale. Most of the particles are less than 0.0625 mm (1/16th mm or 0.0025 inches) and are too small to study readily in the field. At first sight the rock types look quite similar; however, there are important differences in composition and nomenclature. There has been a great deal of disagreement involving the classification of mudrocks. There are a few important hurdles to classification, including:Mudrocks are the least understood, and one of the most understudied sedimentary rocks to dateIt is difficult to study mudrock constituents, due to their diminutive size and susceptibility to weathering on outcropsAnd most importantly, there is more than one classification scheme accepted by scientistsMudrocks make up fifty percent of the sedimentary rocks in the geologic record, and are easily the most widespread deposits on Earth. Fine sediment is the most abundant product of erosion, and these sediments contribute to the overall omnipresence of mudrocks. With increased pressure over time the platey clay minerals may become aligned, with the appearance of fissility or parallel layering. This finely bedded material that splits readily into thin layers is called shale, as distinct from mudstone. The lack of fissility or layering in mudstone may be due either to original texture or to the disruption of layering by burrowing organisms in the sediment prior to lithification. From the beginning of civilization, when pottery and mudbricks were made by hand, to now, mudrocks have been important. The first book on mudrocks, Geologie des Argils by Millot, was not published until 1964; however, scientists, engineers, and oil producers have understood the significance of mudrocks since the discovery of the Burgess Shale and the relatedness of mudrocks and oil. Literature on the elusive yet omnipresent rock-type has been increasing in recent years, and technology continues to allow for better analysis.