1. Rock, Rocks!

2. Mr. Nowlin's
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3. Igneous
Rocks
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4. Metamorphic
Rocks
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5. Sedimentary
Rocks
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6. Coral
Reefs
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7. Extra
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8. Big Board Facts
Igneous
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Metamorphic
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Sedimentary
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Coral
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9. Igneous rock that formed from lava that erupted onto Earth’s surface is called…………….
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10. Extrusive
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11. Igneous rock that cools very quickly when it forms may have a texture that is _________ .
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12. Smooth & shiny with no visible grain
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13. Which igneous rock has large crystals surrounded by smaller crystals?
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14. porphyry
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15. An igneous rock that is formed from lava is called an _____________
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16. extrusive
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17. Igneous rock that formed beneath the Earth’s surface are _______________
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18. intrusive
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19. Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth’s surface can change any rock into………
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20. Metamorphic rock
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21. Geologists classify metamorphic rock according to …….
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22. the arrangement of the grains that make up the rock
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23. Where does most metamorphic rock form?
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24. Deep
underground
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25. During the rock cycle, a collision between two continental plates could force one plate down toward the heat of the mantle, producing …….
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26. Metamorphic
rock
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27. What are the two most useful metamorphic rocks?
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28. Marble and slate
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29. The sedimentary rock formed when water deposits tiny particles of clay in very thin, flat layers is called ________.
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30. shale
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31. The small particles of rock or the remains of living things that make up sedimentary rock are called _______.
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32. sediment
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33. The sedimentary rock called _________ is used in making cement.
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34. limestone
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35. Coal is an example of an ______ rock, a sedimentary rock that forms where thick layers of plant and animal remains are deposited.
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36. organic
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37. Chemical reactions, _______, & heat can cause sedimentary rocks change into metamorphic rocks.
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38. pressure.
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39. The skeletons of tiny ocean animals grown together to form _____ ______, which are structures that are found only in warm, clear ocean waters.
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40. Coral Reefs
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41. A coral reef is made of __________, a mineral that forms the skeletons of coral animals.
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42. calcite
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43. What forms the structure called a coral reef?
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44. Skeletons of coral animals
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45. What happens to a coral reef if the sea level rises or if the sea floor sinks?
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46. It dies.
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47. Over time, coral buried by sediments can turn into ______.
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48. limestone
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49. When all the grains in a rock are large and easy to see, the rock is described as ______ grained.
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50. coarse
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51. To describe a rock’s texture, geologists determine three things about the rock.
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52. Pattern of the rock’s grain
Size
Shape
Pattern of the rock’s grain
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53. The process by which sediment settles out of water or wind carrying it is called _______.
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54. deposition
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55. 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 __________.
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56. The rock
cycle
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57. Generally, a rock is made up of ____________ .
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58. A mixture of mineral and other materials.
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59. The "Big Points"
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60. 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
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“foliated” mean?
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61. composed of or separable into layers
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