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Rocks Vocab 1.
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rock forming minerals
a) The common minerals that make up most of the rocks of Earth's crust.
b) The particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture
c) the look and feel of a rock's surface
d) Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface.
granite
a) A usually light colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust
b) The common minerals that make up most of the rocks of Earth's crust.
c) small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things
d) A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust
igneous rock
a) rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
b) the look and feel of a rock's surface
c) The particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture
d) rock altered by pressure and heat
basalt
a) A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust
b) A usually light colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust
c) rock altered by pressure and heat
d) The particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture
grains
a) The particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture
b) The common minerals that make up most of the rocks of Earth's crust.
c) the look and feel of a rock's surface
d) rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
texture
a) the look and feel of a rock's surface
b) Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface.
c) rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
d) rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
sedimentary rock
a) A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are p
b) sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together under high pressure
c) sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together under high pressure
d) Sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystallize from a solution
metamorphic rock
a) rock altered by pressure and heat
b) the look and feel of a rock's surface
c) Sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystallize from a solution
d) rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
extrusive rock
a) rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
b) Sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystallize from a solution
c) the look and feel of a rock's surface
d) rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
intrusive rock
a) Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface.
b) Sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystallize from a solution
c) the look and feel of a rock's surface
d) Rock that forms as a result of volcanic activity at or near the Earth's surface
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