Download Rock Expert Group Fill Ins + Study Sheet

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Rock Expert Group Fill Ins + Study Sheet
PART 1: Sedimentary Rocks
1. Sedimentary rocks are:
2. The two categories of sedimentary rocks are __________________ and ______________
3. _____________________________ is a sedimentary rock made of sand-sized particles.
4. ________________________ is a sedimentary rock made of silt and clay sized particles.
5. _________________________is a sedimentary rock of gravel-sized particles in a cement.
6. The most common mineral(s) in sedimentary rocks is/are:
7. ________________ is the process of breaking down rocks into sediment.
8. Compaction is ___________________________________________________________
9. _________________________ is the deposition of dissolved minerals in sediment.
PART 2: Igneous Rocks
1. Igneous rocks are:
2. The two categories of igneous rocks are __________________ and ______________
3. _____________________________ is an igneous rock made of fine grained particles.
4. ________________________ is an igneous rock made of coarse grained particles.
5. ______________________ is an igneous rock with no crystals. It is also called “volcanic
glass,” and it is classified as a _______________________ texture.
6. ________________ is molten rock below the surface, and it is called ______________
when it is above the surface.
7. Igneous rocks made of mostly quartz and feldspar have a _________________________
composition.
8. A magnesium and iron rich rock made of mostly olivine and pyroxene is known as a
___________________________ composition igneous rock.
PART 3: Metamorphic Rocks
1. Metamorphic rocks are:
2. The two categories of metamorphic textures are __________________ and
__________________.
3. _______________________ is a low grade metamorphic rock made from shale.
4. ________________________ is a high grade metamorphic rock made from shale.
5. ______________________ is the term for a rock from which a metamorphic rock forms.
6. ________________ is metamorphism resulting in large-scale deformation and highgrade metamorphism.
7. ________________ is metamorphism resulting from magma moving into rocks.
8. _________________________ occurs when minerals in a metamorphic rock recrystallize
in a preferred alignment, giving the rock a layered or banded appearance.
9. The three agents of metamorphism are:
a. __________________________ b. ______________________________
c. ______________________________