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rock | a nateral occering solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter |
erosion | the process by which wind, watter, ice ,or gravity transports soil |
deposition | the process in which material is laid down |
composition | the chemical make up of the rock |
texture | the quality of a rock that |
intusive igneous rock | rock formed from the coolng and solidification of magma beneath the Earth's surface. |
extrusive igneous rock | rock that forms as a result of volcanic activity at or near the earth's surface. |
strata | layers of rock. |
stratification | the process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers. |
foliated | the texture of metamorphic rock in which the mineral grains area arranged in planes or bands. |
nonfoliated | the texture of metamorohic rock in which the mineral grains are not arranged in planes or bands |
rock cycle | the series of processes in which a rock forms. |