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Metamorphic Rocks Wildcard 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300
Eleanor M. Savko The Rock Cycle Igneous Rocks Metamorphic Rocks 11/15/2018 Sedimentary Rocks Wildcard 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500
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Why almost 80% of the earth’s crust is silicon and oxygen when overall the earth’s composition is ~45% silicon and oxygen. (think in terms of density) Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018
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Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What is lighter elements were less dense and rose to the Earth’s crust?
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A model showing the three types of rocks and how they are formed
Eleanor M. Savko A model showing the three types of rocks and how they are formed 11/15/2018
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Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What is the rock cycle?
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A mixture of 2 or more minerals.
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 A mixture of 2 or more minerals.
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Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What is a rock?
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Every type of rock started out as this type of rock.
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 Every type of rock started out as this type of rock.
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Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What is igneous rock?
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Lava/rocks made primarily of basalt.
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 Lava/rocks made primarily of basalt.
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Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What is mafic?
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How igneous rocks are categorized
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 How igneous rocks are categorized
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What is crystal size, chemical/mineral content or texture?
Eleanor M. Savko What is crystal size, chemical/mineral content or texture? 11/15/2018
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Texture of igneous rock with both large and small crystals.
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Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What is porphoritic?
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Term used to describe the texture of igneous rock with pockets where air bubbles used to exist.
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Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What is vesicular?
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Igneous rock texture in which there was no time for crystals to form
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Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What is glassy?
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Layer of the Earth where igneous rocks form.
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 Layer of the Earth where igneous rocks form.
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What is the mantle or asthenosphere?
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What is the mantle or asthenosphere?
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Pre-existing rocks that form metamorphic rocks.
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 Pre-existing rocks that form metamorphic rocks.
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Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What are parent rocks?
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Metamorphic rocks are formed from changes in these types of rocks
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 Metamorphic rocks are formed from changes in these types of rocks
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What are igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks?
Eleanor M. Savko What are igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks? 11/15/2018
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Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 Classification of metamorphic rock where mineral grains flatten and line up in parallel bands
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Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What is foliated?
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Classification of metamorphic rock in which no banding occurs
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 Classification of metamorphic rock in which no banding occurs
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Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What is non-foliated?
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Metamorphic rock formed when heat and pressure is applied to shale
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 Metamorphic rock formed when heat and pressure is applied to shale
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Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What is slate?
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80% of the Earth’s crust is covered with this type of rock.
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What are sedimentary rocks?
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What are sedimentary rocks?
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Only type of sedimentary rock that contains fossils.
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 Only type of sedimentary rock that contains fossils.
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What are organic sedimentary rocks?
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What are organic sedimentary rocks?
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Process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 Process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces
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What is weathering or erosion?
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What is weathering or erosion?
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Carries most sediments.
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 Carries most sediments.
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Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What are rivers?
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Rocks that form from the remains of once living things
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 Rocks that form from the remains of once living things
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What are organic sedimentary rocks or fossils?
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Rocks that have large mineral crystals
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 Rocks that have large mineral crystals
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What are intrusive igneous rocks?
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What are intrusive igneous rocks?
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Type of sedimentary rock with angular fragments.
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Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What is breccia?
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Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 A sedimentary rock formed when pieces of dead plants are buried under other sediments in swamps
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Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What is coal?
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Process that forms non-foliated metamorphic rocks.
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 Process that forms non-foliated metamorphic rocks.
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What is contact metamorphism?
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What is contact metamorphism?
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Type of metamorphism caused by tectonic activity.
Eleanor M. Savko Type of metamorphism caused by tectonic activity. 11/15/2018
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What is regional or deformational metamorphism?
Eleanor M. Savko 11/15/2018 What is regional or deformational metamorphism?
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