Rock Review
Name__________________________
Per.______ Date_________________
1. What are rocks made of?_____________________, _______________________,
_________________________, or _____________________________.
2. What are the 3 types of rocks? ______________________, _______________________
and _______________________________.
3. What are some processes that can change rocks? ________________, ______________,
________________, ________________, __________________, and _______________
4. Fill in the circles and label the lines
with the processes that
cause the changes.
5. What is the above diagram called? ___________________________________________
Identify each description below as either Igneous, Sedimentary or Metamorphic
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Formed by heat and pressure=______________________________________
Formed by cementation=__________________________________________
Formed by erosion=_______________________________________________
Formed by melting=_______________________________________________
Formed by solidification(cooling)=____________________________________
Formed by weathering=____________________________________________
Fossils can be found in this rock=_____________________________________
Can become a new rock of the same type = ____________________________
Can have a glassy appearance=______________________________________
Pumice stone that can float in water=_________________________________
The most abundant type of rock=____________________________________
Heavy layers press down(compact)=__________________________________
Can be foliated or non-foliated=_____________________________________
19. What is extrusive rock? ___________________________________________________
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What size of crystals does it have?____________________________________
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Did they cool fast or slow?___________________________________________
22. What is intrusive rock? ___________________________________________________
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What size of crystals does it have?____________________________________
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Did they cool fast or slow?___________________________________________
25. What is Compaction?____________________________________________________
26. What is Cementation?___________________________________________________
27. What does foliated mean?________________________________________________
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How does foliation form?____________________________________________
29. What does non-foliated mean? ____________________________________________
30. Match each texture with its description:
Porphyritic
Has large particles
Coarse-grained
Has no particles
Fine-grained
Has large and small crystals
Glassy
Has small particles