Rocks! Test Study Guide

Test Format
True / False - 5
Matching - 5
Multiple Choice - 9
Interpreting Diagrams - 3
Essay - 3

Terms, Concepts, Etc.

Rock-forming materials
Relationship between processes deep inside the earth and the formation of rocks.
Plate movement

Classification
Texture
Minerals
Origins

Sedimentary Rock
Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
granite, limestone, conglomerate
chemical rock
clastic

Igneous Rocks
Intrusive
Extrusive
Role of cooling time and location in determining shape, size, texture, etc.
Examples

Metamorphic Rock
Slate
foliated

Rock Cycle
Processes and Products

Rock Examples
Slate, Shale, granite, limestone, sandstone, marble

Coral. Woohoo.