Ch. 4 Rocks Vocabulary Post-Test

Front

What is the chemical make-up of a rock that describes either minerals or other materials in the rock?

Back

Composition

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Front

What is the series of processes in which a rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again by geological processes?

Back

Rock Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

What is a particle of a mineral or other rock that gives a rock its texture?

Back

Grain

Front

What type of rock is formed from existing rock that has changed structure, texture, or composition due to heat and pressure?

Back

Metamorphic Rock

Front

What type of rock is formed from the cooling of magma or lava?

Back

Igneous Rock

Front

What is the process called when sediments are pressed together under their own weight?

Back

Compaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

What is the process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together?

Back

Cementation

Front

What type of rock is formed from the accumulation of sediments?

Back

Sedimentary Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the term for rocks that are formed from the cooling and solidification of magma beneath the Earth's surface?

Back

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Front

What is the term for rocks that are formed from the cooling and solidification of lava on the Earth's surface?

Back

Extrusive Igneous Rock