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All igneous rocks are formed from liquid rock known as __________?

All igneous rocks are formed from liquid rock known as __________?. Magma. What property is used to classify land-derived sedimentary rocks?. Grain or particle size. Slate is formed from the low grade metamorphism of ____________?. Shale.

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All igneous rocks are formed from liquid rock known as __________?

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  1. All igneous rocks are formed from liquid rock known as __________? Magma

  2. What property is used to classify land-derived sedimentary rocks? • Grain or particle size

  3. Slate is formed from the low grade metamorphism of ____________? Shale

  4. Igneous rocks that cool on Earth’s surface are called __________? • Extrusive

  5. Intrusive igneous rocks have a ______ grained texture. • Coarse

  6. Igneous rocks with gas pockets are said to have a __________ texture. • Vesicular

  7. This metamorphic rock forms from limestone. Marble

  8. Igneous rocks that are dark in color, high in density and rich in Fe and Mg are said to have a __________ composition. • Mafic

  9. What is Contact Metamorphism? Heat

  10. An igneous rock with a glassy texture would mean that the rock cooled __________ Earth’s surface. • Above

  11. The slower magma cools, the ________ the crystals. • Larger

  12. Igneous rocks that are light in color, lower in density and rich in Al and Si are said to have a __________ composition. • Felsic

  13. A stream slows to a velocity of 2cm/s. Which type of sedimentary rock would form from deposition occurring at this location? • Sandstone

  14. This metamorphic rock forms from contact metamorphism only. Hornfels

  15. The sedimentary rock that forms from clay sediments is called: • Shale

  16. Banding would identify which metamorphic rock? Gneiss

  17. Only sedimentary rocks may contain this important clue to past life on Earth: • Fossils

  18. Marble bubbles with acid because it is composed of the mineral ___________? Calcite

  19. Letter B is the symbol for which sedimentary rock? • Limestone

  20. This important sedimentary rock is formed from compacted plant remains. • Coal

  21. What two processes form metamorphic rocks? • Heat and Pressure

  22. What is the name of this rock? Extrusive Non-crystalline Vesicular Felsic • Pumice

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