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Which term describes how a rocks surface looks and feels?
Texture
How a rocks surface looks and feels is the rocks what?
Texture is the word used to describe a rock's constituent mineral size and arrangement, visible on a freshly fractured surface. Because a rock's surface can be weathered to a smooth or polished surface, the way it feels is not usually included in a description of texture.
What term describes an erosional surface bounded above by flat-lying sedimentary rocks and below by igneous or metamorphic rocks?
nonconformity
What term describes the point below Earth surface where rocks under stress break and release energy?
The term that describes the point below the Earth's surface where rocks under stress break and release energy is called the "focus" or "hypocenter" of an earthquake. This is the location where seismic waves originate, leading to the shaking felt on the surface. The point directly above the focus on the Earth's surface is known as the "epicenter."
What I describes rocks that were formed when molten rock cooled down?
Rocks that were formed when molten rock cooled down are called igneous rocks. This process occurs either beneath the Earth's surface, resulting in intrusive (or plutonic) igneous rocks, or on the surface after a volcanic eruption, leading to extrusive (or volcanic) igneous rocks. Common examples include granite for intrusive rocks and basalt for extrusive rocks. The texture and composition of igneous rocks can vary significantly based on the cooling rate and the mineral content of the molten rock.
Which term describes how a rocks surface looks and feels?
Texture
How a rocks surface looks and feels is the rocks what?
Texture is the word used to describe a rock's constituent mineral size and arrangement, visible on a freshly fractured surface. Because a rock's surface can be weathered to a smooth or polished surface, the way it feels is not usually included in a description of texture.
What changes the way the surface of the earth looks by breaking up rocks?
wind, fire, water
What term describes an erosional surface bounded above by flat-lying sedimentary rocks and below by igneous or metamorphic rocks?
nonconformity
What is the peeling of rounded thin layers from the rock's surface?
sounds like erosionA2. This describes freeze-thaw spalling of rocks.
Which term specifically describes small chunks of rocks and debris in space that travel through the Earths atmosphere and hit its surface?
Meteoroids are small chunks of rocks and debris in space that travel through Earth's atmosphere and hit its surface.
What best describes intrusive rocks?
Intrusive rocks are igneous rocks that form beneath the Earth's surface from the cooling and solidification of magma. They often have coarse-grained textures due to slower cooling, and examples include diorite, granite, and gabbro. Intrusive rocks are typically associated with plutonic formations and can be exposed at the Earth's surface through uplifting and erosion.
What kind of rock can actually float?
PUMICE. Pumice is created by volcanic activity. It looks different from other rocks and even feels light when you hold it in your hand, but it's a genuine rock.
What are igneous rocks that form on earth surface?
igneous rocks that form on earth's surface
What rocks originate from the surface of the earth?
Sedimentary rocks form on the Earth's crust, and can form metamorphic rocks when buried. Igneous rocks form under the surface, or when liquid magma reaches the surface as lava.
Molten rocks that cool at the earths surface are known as?
Lava.
How is magma different from rocks on Earth's surface?
Magma is under the surface of Earth's crust. Rocks on earth's surface are well ... on Earth's surface. Magma is also molten rock, not solid rock like the rocks on earth's surface.
