Ch. 4 Study Guide
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MATCHING
a. stratification
______rock that cools below the Earth’s surface
b. non-foliated
_____ metamorphic rock in which mineral grains are NOT arranged in bands
c. extrusive igneous
_____ rock that cools at the Earth’s surface
rock
_____ process in which layers in sedimentary rock are formed
_____ layers found in sedimentary rocks
d. strata
e. intrusive igneous
rock
Sedimentary rock is formed through the process of ______________________________.
How did humans use rocks in the past?
What are the main categories of sedimentary rock?
What has to increase for metamorphism to occur?
What kind of metamorphic rock has its mineral grains arranged in planes or bands?
When magma cools quickly, what kind of texture does rock have?
When temperature and pressure change, what can happen to the minerals in rocks?
During the rock cycle, what forms when magma cools?
What is the process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock?
Besides clastic and chemical, what is the other kind of sedimentary rock?
Besides texture, how else are rocks classified?
What do scientists call the rock that is formed when magma cools below the Earth’s surface?
The process in which rocks change shape is called _________________________________.
MATCHING
______the quality of a rock based on size and shape of the mineral grains
a. deposition
b. erosion
_____ process in which sediment is dropped and comes to rest
c. rock
_____ process by which new rock is made from old rock
d. texture
_____ the chemical makeup of a rock
e. rock cycle
_____ process by which sediment is removed from its source
_____ naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals and organic
matter
f. composition
Constructed Response:
Explain how minerals contribute to rock composition. ________________________________
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