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What is the primary focus of petrology?
What is the primary focus of petrology?
- The examination of rock erosion processes
- The composition of soil types
- The study of the origin of rocks (correct)
- The classification of minerals
Which type of rock is formed from the cooling and consolidation of molten magma?
Which type of rock is formed from the cooling and consolidation of molten magma?
- Metamorphic rocks
- Fossilized rocks
- Igneous rocks (correct)
- Sedimentary rocks
What process leads to the formation of sedimentary rocks?
What process leads to the formation of sedimentary rocks?
- Transportation and cementation of primary rocks (correct)
- Metamorphism of existing rocks
- Cooling of molten material
- Crystallization of minerals
Which of the following is NOT considered a type of rock?
Which of the following is NOT considered a type of rock?
What is the term for the alteration of existing primary and secondary rocks?
What is the term for the alteration of existing primary and secondary rocks?
What is the molten material from which sedimentary rocks are formed?
What is the molten material from which sedimentary rocks are formed?
Which term describes the study of rocks?
Which term describes the study of rocks?
Which rock type is formed from metamorphosed granite?
Which rock type is formed from metamorphosed granite?
Which of the following is not a result of sedimentary processes?
Which of the following is not a result of sedimentary processes?
What is the primary characteristic that differentiates schist from other metamorphic rocks?
What is the primary characteristic that differentiates schist from other metamorphic rocks?
What is the primary characteristic that differentiates foliated metamorphic rocks from unfoliated ones?
What is the primary characteristic that differentiates foliated metamorphic rocks from unfoliated ones?
Which type of metamorphism is primarily associated with changes due to heat?
Which type of metamorphism is primarily associated with changes due to heat?
Which of the following is an example of a rock formed through hydro-metamorphism?
Which of the following is an example of a rock formed through hydro-metamorphism?
Which type of metamorphic rock is categorized as having a mass structure?
Which type of metamorphic rock is categorized as having a mass structure?
What kind of metamorphism involves both heat and pressure simultaneously?
What kind of metamorphism involves both heat and pressure simultaneously?
Which type of rock is formed by the solidification of molten magma on the earth's surface?
Which type of rock is formed by the solidification of molten magma on the earth's surface?
What percentage of the Earth's crust is made up of sedimentary rocks?
What percentage of the Earth's crust is made up of sedimentary rocks?
What is the first stage in the formation of sedimentary rocks?
What is the first stage in the formation of sedimentary rocks?
Which process leads to the formation of sedimentary or secondary rocks?
Which process leads to the formation of sedimentary or secondary rocks?
Which of the following is formed by evaporation?
Which of the following is formed by evaporation?
What factors lead to the classification of igneous rocks?
What factors lead to the classification of igneous rocks?
What does the process of digenesis involve?
What does the process of digenesis involve?
Which type of rocks form when magma solidifies below the Earth's surface?
Which type of rocks form when magma solidifies below the Earth's surface?
Which term describes the settling of coarser particles before finer ones during deposition?
Which term describes the settling of coarser particles before finer ones during deposition?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of metamorphic rocks?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of metamorphic rocks?
What does the term 'metamorphic' signify in geology?
What does the term 'metamorphic' signify in geology?
How are hypabassal rocks different from plutonic rocks?
How are hypabassal rocks different from plutonic rocks?
Which rocks are primarily subjected to metamorphism?
Which rocks are primarily subjected to metamorphism?
The transportation of which type of rock results in secondary or sedimentary rocks?
The transportation of which type of rock results in secondary or sedimentary rocks?
What factors primarily lead to the metamorphism of rocks?
What factors primarily lead to the metamorphism of rocks?
What process involves the movement of weathered material by nature's elements?
What process involves the movement of weathered material by nature's elements?
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Study Notes
Rocks
- Rocks are the solid materials that make up the Earth's crust.
- They are formed from minerals and can be classified into three main types: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
- The study of rocks is called petrology.
- Petrology is the description of rocks.
- Petrogenesis is the study of how rocks are formed.
Formation of Rocks
- Igneous rocks are formed from the cooling and solidification of molten magma.
- Sedimentary rocks are formed from the weathering, transportation, deposition, and cementation of pre-existing rocks.
- Metamorphic rocks are formed when existing igneous or sedimentary rocks are transformed by heat, pressure, or chemically activated waters.
Igneous Rocks
- Igneous rocks are classified as either extrusive or intrusive.
- Extrusive rocks form when magma erupts onto the Earth's surface as lava and cools.
- Intrusive rocks solidify beneath the Earth's surface.
- Examples of igneous rocks include basalt, granite, syenite, diorite, and gabbro.
Sedimentary Rocks
- Sedimentary rocks are formed from the accumulation of sediments.
- These sediments are broken down from existing rocks through weathering and erosion.
- They are then transported by agents like water, wind, or glaciers.
- The sediments are finally deposited in layers and compacted and cemented together.
- Examples of sedimentary rocks include sandstone, shale, conglomerate, limestone, and rock salt.
Metamorphic Rocks
- Metamorphic rocks are formed from the transformation of existing rocks (igneous or sedimentary) that are exposed to high heat, pressure, or chemically activated waters.
- The changes brought about by chemically activated waters are called hydro-metamorphism.
- Changes brought about by heat are called thermo-metamorphism.
- Changes brought about by pressure are called dynamo-metamorphism.
- Changes brought about by heat and pressure are called dynamo-thermal metamorphism.
- Metamorphic rocks can be classified as foliated or unfoliated based on their texture and structure.
- Foliated rocks have a layered appearance due to the alignment of minerals.
- Unfoliated rocks lack a layered appearance.
- Examples of metamorphic rocks include gneiss, schist, slate, marble, and quartzite.
Soil Forming Rocks
- The Earth's crust is primarily composed of sedimentary rocks (74%), followed by igneous rocks (18%), and other rocks (8%).
- Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks are all important components of soil formation.
- They provide the minerals and chemical elements that plants need to grow.
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