Geology Questions
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how many minerals combine to form 95% of all rocks on Earth
rock features, fossils, glacial features, continents fit together like a puzzle pieces
location of earthquakes/volcanoes, convection currents, sea floor spreading, and magnetic reversals
Basalt (fine grained and also some porphyritic)
A _____ is a solid, inorganic, naturally-formed substance without a particular atomic structure or chemical composition.
Minerals are classified by their properties and _____ classes.
Common _____ rocks include slate and marble.
Detritus are solid particles from _____ rocks.
Like sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock is a _____ rock.
Detrital sedimentary rocks are accumulations of _____.
_____ sedimentary rocks are derived from material carried in solution to lakes and oceans.
_____ is the most abundant chemical sedimentary rock, and it's typically formed when _____ precipitates due to evaporation.
The two main types of sedimentary rocks are _____ and _____.
_____ rocks are formed from pre-existing igneous, sedimentary, and even other metamorphic rocks.
_____ is the transformation of one rock into another.
Intrusive igneous rock are often referred to as _____ rock.
Chemical classes of minerals include groups like silicates, _____, and carbonates.
_____ is molten rock made by the partial melting of rocks in the earth's interior under conditions of high temperature and high pressure.
_____ include minerals like mica and feldspar.
Magma that reaches the earth's surface is called _____.