When sediments are compacted and cemented together, this type
of rock is formed.
Slide 3
Any rock exposed to high heat and pressure can change form and
turn into this type of rock.
Slide 4
Any rock can be mechanically or chemically broken down into
pieces called _________________.
Slide 5
When magma cools and crystallizes this type of rock forms.
Slide 6
When the melting point of the minerals in a rock are reached
______________ will form.
Slide 7
A rock formed from cemented pieces of preexisting rock is
called a ______________ sedimentary rock.
Slide 8
Magma that cools in the ground will form an _________________
igneous rock.
Slide 9
When rock is exposed to great pressure the minerals can
separate into bands or layers to create a _________________
metamorphic rock.
Slide 10
Some rocks form from the minerals in water precipitating
(coming together). This type of rock is called a ________________
sedimentary rock.
Slide 11
When lava cools at the surface of a volcano or at a mid-ocean
ridge, an _________________ igneous rock will form.
Slide 12
When a rock forms from the remains of living organisms it is
called an organic or _______________ sedimentary rock.
Slide 13
When a rock is exposed to high heat and pressure and only one
type of mineral is present in the rock, a ______________________
metamorphic rock will generally form.
Slide 14
Rock salt is composed of what mineral?
Slide 15
Limestone is composed of what mineral?
Slide 16
Breccia is different from conglomerate in that breccia contains
________________ fragments.
Slide 17
The smallest clastic grain size is _____________.
Slide 18
When the sedimentary rock bituminous coal is exposed to heat
and pressure it transforms into __________________ coal.
Slide 19
Shale first turns into slate because of heat and pressure. The
last stage of its metamorphic journey would be as this rock.
Slide 20
Limestone can change into this metamorphic rock.
Slide 21
A sandy beach can turn into sandstone over time. If convergence
occurs at that location, the pressure can form
______________________.
Slide 22
Which mineral will melt (or crystallize) at the lowest
temperature?
Slide 23
Which mineral, containing magnesium and iron, will melt (or
crystallize) at the highest temperature?
Slide 24
Which igneous contains a lot of quartz and crystallizes at low
temperatures?
Slide 25
The igneous rocks basalt and ________________ contain a lot of
darker minerals such as olivine and pyroxene.
Slide 26
If magma containing a lot of quartz cools slowly, the igneous
rock _______________ will form.
Slide 27
Igneous rocks with a low silica (or quartz) content are called
mafic while rocks with a high silica content are called
________________.
Slide 28
The term that refers to trapped gases within the rock is
____________________.
Slide 29
The igneous rock with the fastest cooling rate is known as
____________________.
Slide 30
An extrusive, mafic igneous rock making up the surface of the
ocean floor is ___________________.
Slide 31
Did rhyolite cool quickly or slowly?
Slide 32
What igneous rock is this?
Slide 33
What was this rocks cooling rate? (fast or slow)
Slide 34
What extrusive igneous rock is this?
Slide 35
Gabbro and basalt make up ocean crust. Based on its grain size,
would gabbro be found at the surface or on the underside of the
crust?
Slide 36
This lightweight rock can be found at the surface of many
volcanoes.
Slide 37
What is the name of this nonfoliated metamorphic rock?
Slide 38
Many of you went to Blackrocks on Skyline Drive your freshmen
year. What is the name of this nonfoliated metamorphic rock?
Slide 39
Gneiss exhibits this metamorphic rock property.
Slide 40
This clastic sedimentary rock makes up large portions of the
desert southwest of the United States.
Slide 41
What is the name of this clastic sedimentary rock that is found
all around the Wilson campus?
Slide 42
When shale is exposed to heat and pressure the first
metamorphic rock it turns into is _________________.
Slide 43
What is the name of this clastic sedimentary rock?
Slide 44
This sedimentary rock is found throughout the Shenandoah Valley
and is responsible for caves.
Slide 45
Scoria, typically called lava rock, is what type of rock?
Slide 46
Which of the 3 types of rocks would be formed in the situation
above?
Slide 47
Which of the 3 types of rocks forms at the edges of the
magma?
Slide 48
Which of the 3 types of rocks will form at each of the labeled
positions above?