Rock Vocab

a dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture found in oceanic crust

• granite

• texture

• basalt

• grain

the look and feel of a rock's surface

• foliated

• deposition

• organic

• texture

type of rock formed from the cooling of molten rock

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat and pressure

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

What type of rock is pictured?

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Foliated Metamorphic Rock

• Nonfoliated Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

Granite is an example of a _________rock

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Sandstone and Limestone are examples of _______ rocks.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

This is checkerboard mesa in Zion National Park. What type of rock is shown?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

What is the main difference between intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks?

• Intrusive rocks form from lava, extrusive from magma.

• Intrusive rocks form inside the Earth, extrusive on the surface.

• Intrusive rocks are sedimentary, extrusive are metamorphic.

• Intrusive rocks are older than extrusive rocks.

What is the rock cycle?

• The process of rocks being formed, broken down, and reformed

• The process of rocks melting into magma

• The process of rocks being eroded by water

• The process of rocks being used in construction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1