2022 ASVAB GENERAL SCIENCE NEW EXAM STUDY GUIDE SOLUTION
Geology - The study of the planet Earth as it pertains to the composition, structure, and origin of its rocks.
What's a Mineral? - Naturally occurring, inorganic solids with a definite chemical composition and orderly internal crystal structure.
Polymorph - two minerals that have the same chemical composition but a different crystal structure
What's a Rock? - Aggregates of one or more minerals, and may also contain mineraloids, and organic remains.
An Aggregate is? - A material or structure formed from a loosely compacted mass of fragments or particles.
What's a Mineraloid? - Materials lacking in crystalline structure.
What are the three types of Rocks? - Sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic
How is a rock classified? - Based on both their formation and material content.
How is a Mineral classified? - By their chemical composition.
Petrology - scientific study of rocks (Composition, structure, texture, occurrence, mode of formation, and history.)
Mineralogy - the study of minerals
How are sedimentary rocks formed? - By the process of lithification, involving compaction, the expulsion of liquids from pores, and the cement action of pre-existing rock.
Which is a part of the process of forming at Sedimentary rock? - Pressure and temperature
Where are sedimentary rocks formed? - In layers in the presence of water, it also may contain organic remains such as fossils
What are the three groups of Sedimentary rocks? - Detrital, Biogenic, Chemical
How is igneous rock formed? - From magma cooling.
Where is Magma located? - beneath the earth's surface .
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