2. The Rock Cycle Three Types of Rock Cooling Igneous Magma/ Lava Heat/ Pressure Erosion/ Lithification Erosion/ Lithification Metamorphic Sedimentary Heat/ Pressure
3. Igneous Rock Formed two ways Underground Intrusive (or Plutonic) Cooling magma chambers Above ground Extrusive (or Volcanic) Cooling lava
4. Igneous Rock Cooling Rates Rapid cooling Fine texture No visible crystals Sometimes glassy Sometimes full of air pockets Slow cooling Coarse texture Large crystalsvisible
5. Igneous Rock Mafic Rock Rich in magnesium (Mg) and iron (Fe) Felsic Rock Rich in feldspar and silica (quartz)
7. Metamorphic Rock Formed from Igneous and Sedimentary rock Changed by underground conditions (metamorphosed) Heat, pressure, and strain
8. Metamorphic Rock Regional Metamorphism Large-scale Heat and pressure work together 5- 40 km underground Contact Metamorphism Lava or magma in contact with rock Dynamic Metamorphism Pressure along fault zones Mylonites
9. Metamorphic Rock Foliated- Orientation of minerals is perpendicular to direction of pressure. Non-foliated- No preferred orientation.
10. Sedimentary Rock Formed from sediment Sediment- sand, pebbles, mud, dust… How is sediment created? Erosion- weathering of rock causes material to break off
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