6.3. The Rock Cycle – Review Questions

  • Define the term rock.

 

  • What characteristics (features of the rock) do geologists use to identify rock types?

 

  • What are the three major rock types?

 

  • What rock-forming process(es) form each major rock type?

 

 

 

  • Considering the cross-section diagram below (Figure 6.3.1), what are examples of places where each major rock type would form?

 

Figure 6.3.1 | Plate tectonic boundaries and geological settings. Source: José F. Vigil, This Dynamic Planet (1996) USGS, Smithsonian Institute, US NRL, public domain. View source

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