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level: Rock Summary

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level questions: Rock Summary

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Which process is involved in the formation of sedimentary rock?weathering
________ are solid mass of minerals or its aggregates.Rocks
Three types of Rocksigneous; sedimentary; metamorphic
________ are magma or lava that cools down and crystallizes/solidifies. They are composed mainly of silicate minerals.Igneous Rocks
The word ________, derived from the Latin ‘sedimentum’, means “settling,” a reference to a solid material settling out of a fluid. Weathered debris is constantly being swept from bedrock and carried away by water, ice, or wind. Eventually, the material is deposited in lakes, river valleys, seas, and countless other places.sedimentary
____________ are produced from preexisting igneous, sedimentary, or even other metamorphic rocks. Every ________ has a parent rock.Metamorphic Rocks
The ______ is the process that describes the gradual transformation between the three main types of rocks: sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous. It is occurring continuously in nature through geologic time.rock cycle
What do you call the building blocks of lithosphere?rocks
When the hot magma cools fast, the crystallization of minerals will not be visible and an example of this is rhyolite. Therefore, rhyolite belongs to what category of rock?extrusive igneous
What process is involved in the formation of igneous rocks?crystallization
What process is involved in the transformation of metamorphic rocks to igneous rocks?melting
When a limestone pass through a process which involves pressure and heat it will transform into marble. Marble is what type of rock?metamorphic
The rock called limestone forms when shells of sea organisms settle to the bottom of the water and gradually become pressed and cemented together. Which type of rock is limestone?sedimentary
Which process is involved when a sedimentary rock changes to an igneous rock?melting
Which type of rock may form on Earth’s surface?sedimentary
Which type of rock is formed from a hardened magma?igneous
Which process is involved in the formation of sedimentary rock?weathering