Science Ch. 16 (December 13)

30 cards·by mrsmcmahon

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erosion

the process by which particles of rock are removed from their source

igneous rock

formed when hot, liquid magma cools and hardens

sedimentary rock

forms when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces that harden into new rock

metamorphic rock

forms when rock is heated or squeezed deep within the earth

weathering

when water, ice, wind and heat break down rocks

deposition

the process in which water, ice wind, and gravity drop newly formed sediments

foliated

banded texture of rocks; mineral grains line up

nonfoliated

mineral grains do not line up

uplift

the process by which regions of the Earth's crust rise to higher elevations

texture

depends on the sizes, shapes and position of minerals in a rock

density

mass divided by volume

coarse texture

BIG grains, cools slowly deep within the Earth, dark color

fine texture

tiny grain, cools quickly, light color

magma

hot liquid that forms when rock partially or completely melts, within the earth's crust, this forms igneous rock

lava

molten, fluid rock that flows from a volcano

Rock Cycle

1. sedimentary rock 2. metamorphic rock 3. magma 4. igneous rock 5. sediment

3 types of rocks

igneous, sementary, and metamorphic

rock classification

based on how rocks form and their texture and composition

texture of igneous rock

based on how quickly it cools

the slower igneous rock cools

the larger the crystals are

sedimentary rock

grains of rock that are cemented together

texture of sedimentary rock

depends on the size and shape of the grains it contains

breaking down rock by wind, water and ice

weathering

rock cycle

continuous process by which new rock forms from old rock material

each type of rock

can be turned into all 3 types, depending on the processes that act on the rock

process that change one rock into another

weathering, erosion, heating, melting, squeezing

as sediment is transported

the size and shape of the grains change

sediment or rock is affected by

heat and pressure

heat and pressure cause sediment and rock

to harden, metamorphose, or melt

rockscan be returned to the earth's surface by

erosion of overlying rock and by uplift