Rock of Ages Answers:

1. Mineral a naturally formed,

inorganic solid that has a definite
chemical/crystal/crystalline
structure
2. Rock a naturally formed,
inorganic occurring solid mixture of
one or more minerals or organic
matter
3. Rock cycle the series of
processes in which a rock forms,
changes from one type to another,
is destroyed and forms again by
geological processes
4. Igneous a type of rock that is
formed from hot, liquid rock
5. Magma melted, liquid rock
found under ground
6. Lava- melted, liquid rock found
above ground
7. Metamorphic a type of rock that
is formed when other classifications
of rock are subjected to heat and
pressure until a chemical change
takes place and a new rock is
formed
8. Sedimentary a type of rock that
is formed from fragments of rocks,
minerals and organic material that
is cemented together
9. Melting the change of a solid to
a liquid through an increase in
temperature
10. Weathering the breaking of
existing rocks and minerals into
smaller fragments through wind,
water, ice, sunlight or gravity
11. Erosion the movement of rock
particles from one area to another
12. Sediment fragments of rocks,
minerals and organic material
13. Cementation the process by
which rocks and minerals are
naturally glued together by
dissolved materials
14. Compaction the process by
which sediment is pushed together
into thinner, denser layers also
known as lithification
15. Extrusive igneous rocks that
form on the Earths surface quickly
with very small crystals or no
crystals (lava)
16. Intrusive igneous rocks that
form underground very slowly
resulting in a coarse-grain texture
(magma)
17. Foliated metamorphic rocks in
which mineral grains are arranged
in planes or bands (layers)
18. Nonfoliated metamorphic rocks
in which mineral grains are not
arranged in planes or bands (not in
layers)
19. Clastic sedimentary rocks in
which fragments or rocks are
cemented together by a mineral
such as calcite or quartz. The
texture may vary from fine (small)
grain to large grain.
20. Chemical sedimentary rocks that
form from solutions of dissolved
minerals and water.
21. organic sedimentary rocks that
forms from the remains or fossils of
animals
22. silicate a mineral that contains a
combination of silicon, oxygen and
one or more metals. These
minerals make up 90% of the
Earths crust.
23. Deposition - the process where
sediment is dropped into an area