Rock, Rocks!

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Big Board Facts Igneous Rock 5 10 15 20 25 Metamorphic Rock 5 10 15 20 25 Sedimentary Rock 5 10 15 20 25 Coral Reefs 5 10 15 20 25 E.S.I 5 10 15 20 25 Team Scores Team One Team Three Team Five Big Points Question Team Two Team Four Team Six

Igneous rock that formed from lava that erupted onto Earth’s surface is called……………. Show Answer

Extrusive rock Back to Board

Igneous rock that cools very quickly when it forms may have a texture that is _________ . Show Answer

Smooth & shiny with no visible grain Back to Board

Which igneous rock has large crystals surrounded by smaller crystals? Show Answer

porphyry Back to Board

An igneous rock that is formed from lava is called an _____________ Show Answer

extrusive Back to Board

Igneous rock that formed beneath the Earth’s surface are _______________ rocks. Show Answer

intrusive Back to Board

Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth’s surface can change any rock into……… Show Answer

Metamorphic rock Back to Board

Geologists classify metamorphic rock according to ……. Show Answer

the arrangement of the grains that make up the rock Back to Board

Where does most metamorphic rock form? Show Answer

Deep underground Back to Board

During the rock cycle, a collision between two continental plates could force one plate down toward the heat of the mantle, producing ……. Show Answer

Metamorphic rock Back to Board

What are the two most useful metamorphic rocks? Show Answer

Marble and slate Back to Board

The sedimentary rock formed when water deposits tiny particles of clay in very thin, flat layers is called ________. Show Answer

shale Back to Board

The small particles of rock or the remains of living things that make up sedimentary rock are called _______. Show Answer

sediment Back to Board

The sedimentary rock called _________ is used in making cement. Show Answer

limestone Back to Board

Coal is an example of an ______ rock, a sedimentary rock that forms where thick layers of plant and animal remains are deposited. Show Answer

organic Back to Board

Chemical reactions, _______, & heat can cause sedimentary rocks change into metamorphic rocks. Show Answer

pressure. Back to Board

The skeletons of tiny ocean animals grown together to form _____ ______, which are structures that are found only in warm, clear ocean waters. Show Answer

Coral Reefs Back to Board

A coral reef is made of __________, a mineral that forms the skeletons of coral animals. Show Answer

calcite Back to Board

What forms the structure called a coral reef? Show Answer

Skeletons of coral animals Back to Board

What happens to a coral reef if the sea level rises or if the sea floor sinks? Show Answer

It dies. Back to Board

Over time, coral buried by sediments can turn into ______. Show Answer

limestone Back to Board

When all the grains in a rock are large and easy to see, the rock is described as ______ grained. Show Answer

coarse Back to Board

To describe a rock’s texture, geologists determine three things about the rock. Show Answer

Pattern of the rock’s grain Size Shape Pattern of the rock’s grain Back to Board

The process by which sediment settles out of water or wind carrying it is called _______. Show Answer

deposition Back to Board

A series of processes on Earth’s surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another is called __________. Show Answer

The rock cycle Back to Board

Generally, a rock is made up of ____________ . Show Answer

A mixture of mineral and other materials. Back to Board

The "Big Points" Question Show Question

What does “foliated” mean? 25 10 9 11 12 14 13 8 7 3 2 4 5 15 6 1 17 26 24 27 28 30 29 16 23 18 22 19 20 21 What does “foliated” mean? Show Answer

composed of or separable into layers Back to Board

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