ROCK UNIT TEST STUDY GUIDE
Three Origins of
Rocks
Igneous
How do they form?
Cooling/Solidifying
foliated/ Non-Foliated
Weathering, erosion,
deposition, compaction,
Cementation
Intrusive/Extrusive
Heat and Pressure
Cooling/Solidifying
Sedimentary
Types of rocks in this
origin
Heat & Pressure
Weathering, erosion,
deposition, compaction,
Cementation
Chemical, Clastic,
Organic
If looking at this origin of
rock, what would you look
for?
Bands/ No Bands
Slate, Gneiss, Quartzite
Rocks/ Plant/ Animal
Granite, Obsidian, Rhyolite
/strata
Large/small/No Crystals
Intrusive/Extrusive
Foliated/ Non-Foliated
Chemical, Clastic,
Organic
Three examples of this origin
of rock
Bands/ No Bands
Sandstone, Coal, Limestone
Granite, Obsidian, Rhyolite
Slate, Gneiss, Quartzite
Rocks/ Plant/
Animal/strata
Large/small/No Crystals
Sandstone, Coal, Limestone
Metamorphic
Heat & Pressure
Intrusive/Extrusive
Large/small/No Crystals
Granite, Obsidian, Rhyolite
Weathering, erosion,
deposition, compaction,
cementation
Foliated/ Non-Foliated
Rocks/ Plant/ Animal
Slate, Gneiss, Quartzite
Chemical, Clastic,
Organic
Bands/no bands
Sandstone, Coal, Limestone
Cooling/Solidifying