| A | B |
|---|
| Igneous | extrusive and intrusive types |
| metamorphic | marble is an example |
| sedimentary | sediments are deposited |
| Extrusive | cools and solidifies on the earth's surface |
| Intrusive | cools below the earth's surface |
| Plutons | general term for an igneous body formed under the earth's surface |
| sill | type of pluton that is parallel to layers |
| Batholith | largest type of pluton |
| laccolith | pluton that has a mushroom shape |
| Granite | large interlocking crystals meaning it cooled slowly |
| basalt | small microscopic crystals meaning it cooled quickly |
| mechanical weathering | the physical breaking down of rock |
| chemical weathering | altering the chemical compostition |
| Erosion | transportation of sediments |
| Foliation | term used for strata seen in rock layers |
| Rock Cycle | all rocks can turn into other rocks |
| magma | solidifies and cools |
| weathering | process of breaking down rock by wind and rain |
| Fossil | found within sedimentary rocks |
