Classifying Rocks What are the three major groups of rocks?

Classifying Rocks The size, shape, and arrangement of the crystals and other particles - A rock’s texture reveals what the rock is -

Igneous Rock How do igneous rocks form?

Igneous Rock An igneous rock is a rock that forms from magma. Magma is a mixture of molten rock and gases, including water vapor, which forms underground. Magma that flows out of volcanoes is -

Igneous Rock An igneous rock that forms -

Igneous Rock Basalt is -

Extrusive rocks and intrusive rocks have differences - Igneous Rock Extrusive rocks and intrusive rocks have differences - Intrusive rocks cool slowly underground, allowing their crystals to grow large. Large crystals give intrusive rocks a coarse-grained texture. Extrusive igneous rocks cool very quickly at the surface. Their crystals do not grow much before the rock cools. This gives extrusive rocks a fine-grained texture.

Igneous Rock An igneous - Gabbro, an intrusive rock, and basalt, an extrusive rock formed from magma rich in iron and magnesium. The rocks are dark and dense. Granite is a coarse-grained, intrusive rock with a high silica content. Granite is less dense and lighter in color than basalt and gabbro.

Sedimentary Rock How are sedimentary rocks classified? A sedimentary rock is-.

Sedimentary Rock Sediment - The process of weathering breaks down rock at Earth’s surface, turning it into smaller pieces. Minerals dissolved in water are also sediment.

Sedimentary Rock Sediment is - As sediment piles up, the pressure causes the deeper sediment to be compressed. Dissolved minerals in the water seep into the space between particles of sediment and form a kind of cement.

Sedimentary Rock Colorful layers of sandstone, like those in this Utah canyon, -

Sedimentary Rock Clastic Rock Sedimentary rocks that form from the broken fragments of other rocks are - The fragments that make up clastic rocks are usually held together -

Sedimentary Rock Clastic rocks - Conglomerate is made of gravel and pebbles. Breccia is made up of sharp-edged fragments. Sandstone is formed from grains of sand. Mudstone is made primarily of mud or silt. Shale is mudstone made of flat grains aligned so that the rock can split into sheets.

Sedimentary Rock Conglomerate is -

Chemical sedimentary rocks - Chemical Rock Chemical sedimentary rocks - Rainwater dissolves many minerals on the land. These dissolved minerals are then carried into the ocean. As water evaporates from the ocean surface, the concentration increases until the minerals precipitate.

Sedimentary Rock The strangely shaped rocks in Mono Lake, California, are made of -

Some rocks form as the result of organic processes. Sedimentary Rock Organic Rock Some rocks form as the result of organic processes. Marine animals extract - The shells and skeletons - The fragments compact and cement together, forming-

Sedimentary Rock The cliffs of Dover on the southern coast of England are composed of -

Metamorphic Rock How do metamorphic rocks form? Metamorphic rock is -

Metamorphic Rock Metamorphism can - Heat deep inside Earth allows the minerals to recrystallize, and small crystals to enlarge. Chemical changes occur, and new minerals may replace the original minerals.

Metamorphic Rock Heat, pressure, and chemical reactions change the form of rocks. In this sequence, shale changes - Shale Slate Schist Gneiss

Metamorphic Rock Metamorphism also changes the texture of rocks. When pressure is -. Metamorphic rocks with crystals arranged in parallel layers or bands are -

Metamorphic Rock Some foliated rocks have a striped appearance. For example, - Nonfoliated rocks don’t have bands. Their crystals are -

The Rock Cycle How can one type of rock change into another? The rock cycle is -

The Rock Cycle Constructive forces form - Destructive forces - Other forces push rock -

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What type of rocks require weathering and erosion to form? Assessment Questions What type of rocks require weathering and erosion to form? sedimentary metamorphic igneous sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous

Assessment Questions Igneous rocks are formed when rock is transformed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions. True False