| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| COMPACTION | PROCESS THAT SQUEEZES OUT FLUIDS AND DECREASES THE SPACE BETWEEN THE GRAINS AND SEDIMENT DEPOSITS. |
| CEMENTATION | CRYSTALLIZATION OF MINERALS FROM WATER INTO THE SPACES BETWEEN SEDIMENT GRAINS. |
| CLASTIC ROCK | SEDIMENTARY ROCK MADE OF CLASTS OF MINERALS OR ROCK FRAGMENTS. |
| CLAST | BROKEN PIECE OR FRAGMENT OF ROCK. |
| CHEMICAL ROCK | MADE OF MINERALS THAT CRYSTALLIZE DIRECTLY FROM WATER |
| BIOCHEMICAL ROCK | SEDIMENTARY ROCK THAT WAS FORMED BY ORGANISMS OR CONTAINS THE REMAINS OF ORGANISMS, |
| METAMORPHISM | PROCESS THAT AFFECTS STRUCTURE OR COMPOSITION OF ROCKS AND THE SOLID STATE; OCCURS DUE TO CHANGES IN HEAT, PRESSURE, OR THE ADDITION OF CHEMICAL FLUIDS. |
| PLASTIC DEFORMATION | PERMANENT CHANGE IN ROCK SHAPE CAUSED BY BENDING AND FOLDING. |
| FOLIATED ROCK | CONTAINS PARALLEL LAYERS OF FLAT AND ELONGATED MINERALS. |
| NONFOLIATED ROCK | HAS MINERAL GRAINS WITH A RANDOM INTERLOCKING TEXTURE. |
| CONTACT METAMORPHISM | OCCURS WHEN MAGMA COMES IN CONTACT WITH EXISTING AND THERMAL ENERGY AND GASES INTERACT WITH THE SURROUNDING ROCK TO MAKE NEW METAMORPHIC ROCK. |
| REGIONAL METAMORPHISM | FORMATION OF METAMORPHIC ROCK BODIES THAT ARE HUNDREDS OF SQUARE KILOMETERS IN SIZE. |
| EXPOSE | TO APPEAR VISIBLE. |
