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Rocks
Unit 2 part 2
Term | Definition |
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compaction | to exert force on something or compress it to make it more dense. |
pressure | A force applied per unit of area of a surface. |
rock | A naturally formed solid that is usually made up of two or more minerals. |
rock cycle | The set of natural processes that form, change, break down and reform rocks. |
igneous rock | Forms when molten rock cools and becomes solid. |
Metamorphic rock | Forms when heat or pressure causes older rocks, to change into new types of rocks. |
Sedimentary rock | Forms when pieces of older rocks, plants and other loose material get pressed or cemented together. |
sediment | Materials, such as sand, that settle out of water or air. |
ore | a rock from which a valuable mineral can be extracted. |
intrusive igneous rock | igneous rock that is formed from magma cooling within the earth's crust. |
extrusive igneous rock | igneous rock that is formed from lava cooling on Earth's surface. |
metamorphism | The process by which rock is changed by heat and/ or pressure. |
recrystallization | The process by which heat and pressure break the chemical bonds in minerals and then the atoms rejoin in a different way forming a new substance. |