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Risky Business Game – Rocks Chapter
1. Sandstone changing to quartzite is an example of the process that forms
_________________ rocks
Answer: metamorphic
2. Particles of minerals that give a rock its texture is called______________.
Answer: grain
3. Igneous rocks that formed beneath Earth’s surface are ______________ rocks.
Answer: intrusive
4. A metamorphic rock that has grains arranged in bands is said to be
_______________.
Answer: foliated
5. Rock that forms from the cooling of magma below the surface or lava at the
surface is called _________________.
Answer: igneous rock
6. The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it is:
Answer: deposition
7. The process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of
sediment together is:
Answer: cementation
8. A sedimentary rock formed when rock fragments are squeezed together is called
a(n) ________________ rock.
Answer: clastic
9. Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth’s surface can change any rock into
_____________________ rock.
Answer: metamorphic rock
10. A series of processes on Earth’s surface and interior that slowly changes rocks
from one kind to another is called
Answer: the rock cycle