QUIZ # 3

Any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals

or mineraloid.

• MINERALS

• ROCKS

• GEMS

• NONE

The transformational processes that change rocks from one kind to another.

• MINEROLOGY

• ROCK CYCLE

• ROCK

• MINERALS

from a Latin word “ignis” which means fire.

• Igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• rock cycle

has smaller crystal due to the faster rate of cooling of the magma.

• Aphanitic

• Phaneritic

• mafic

• felsic

has larger crystal due to the slower rate of cooling of the magma.

• felsic

• mafic

• aphanitic

• phaneritic

are magmas associated with crystal spreading.

• mafic

• felsic

• phaneritic

• aphanitic

are magmas associated with crystal compression.

• mafic

• felsic

• phaneritic

• aphanitic

Examples of Igneous Intrusive rocks except

• granite

• gabbro

• chalk

• deorite

Examples of Igneous Extrusive rocks except

• Basalt

• obsidian

• pumice

• gem

Formed by the compaction and cementing together of sediments

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• metamorphism