EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

Identify the following terms

1. A type of rock that is formed from the solidification of

magma/ lava.

2. It is a texture that is characterized by a mineral grains which

are too small to be identified by a petrological microscope

3. A texture that is characterized by a rock being pitted with

many cavities/ holes
4. A type of igneous rock that solidify on the Earth’s surface.

5. What do you call a composition of an igneous rock with a

high silica content?

6. It is formed when a magma is solidified inside a volcano.

7. A composition of igneous rock that has an equal amount of

light and dark colored minerals
8. A pyroclastic texture is called _________ when its largest
fragments are less than 2.5 inches
9. A type of sedimentary rocks that are made up of sediments
from pre-existing rocks .

10. A type of non-clastic sedimentary rocks that is made up of

lithified accumulation of dead organism

11. A type of metamorphism that involves existing rocks

coming into contact with a lava or magma.

12. A type of rock that have been altered, changed, or

transformed in the solid state due to pressure and heat.
13. It is the process of breaking down rocks present at Earth’s
surface.
14. A type of mechanical weathering that involves repeated
cycles of freezing and thawing of ice.

15.. A type of chemical weathering where mineral combines

with oxygen to form entirely different mineral

16. A type of weathering that do not undergo change in its

chemical composition.
17. A type of weathering that is caused by the action of living
organism/s.

18. A type of weathering that undergo changes in its chemical

composition.

19. A process where water reacts with minerals to form a new

mineral

20. A process wherein a solid dissolves in a liquid.

21. It happens when a thick layer sediments deeply buried in
rocks are removed.
22. It illustrates the relative stability or weathering rate of
numerous minerals.
23. It is the transportation of weathered rocks.

24. It is the detachment and removal of soil material by water.

25. It happens when light materials, such as small rocks and

pebbles, are carried by the wind to different places.
ENUMERATION

126-28. Enumerate the types of erosion

29-30. Cite 2 ways to prevent erosion