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rock cycle vocab
Term | Definition |
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Basalt | a dark dense igneous rock with a fine texture found in oceanic crust |
cementation | the process in which minerals precipite into pore spaces between sediment |
compaction | the process by which sediments are pressed together |
deformation | when rocks change shape due to stress |
deposition | process by which sediments is laid down in new location |
erosion | processes by which rock sand and soil nare Brocken down |
granite | a usually light colored ignes rock |
igneous rock | a type of rock that forms from the cooling of motion rock at or bolow the surface |
limestone | a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited |
mantle | the layer of hot solid material between earths crust and core |
marble | metamorphic rock that was once limestone |
metamorphism | the process by which rocks are changed in composition |
mineral | a naturally occurring solid that can form by inorganic processes |
quartzite | a metamorphic rock formed from sandstone |
sand stone | a sedimentary rock made of sand held together |
rock cycle | a series of processes on the surface and inside earth that slowly changes rocks |
sediment | small solid peices of matieral that comes from rocks or living things |
sedimentary rock | a type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the raimains |
shale | a rock with a fine grain formed from clay,mud or silk |
slate | a type of metamorphic rock that was once shale rock formed by heat |
weathering | the breaking down down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface |
uplift | the rising of regions of the earth crust to higher elevations |
sedimentation | the building up of layers of small particles like sand or mud |