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RockCycleVocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Basalt | a dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust |
Cementation | The process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight |
Deformation | When rocks change shape due to stress |
Deposition | The process by which sediment is laid down in new locations |
Erosion | Processes by which rock sand and soil are broken down and carried away |
Granite | I usually like colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust |
Igneous rock | A type of rocks that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface |
Limestone | Is sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals |
Mantle | A layer of hot solid material between Earth's crust and core |
Marble | Metamorphic rock that was once limestone |
Metamorphism | Process by which rocks are changed in composition texture or structure by extreme heat and pressure |
Mineral | Actually occurring someone can form like inorganic processes and has a crystal and a definite |
Quartzite | Metamorphic rock formed from sandstone |
Rock cycle | Surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another |
Sediment | Small solid material that comes from rocks or anything |
Sedimentary rock | A type of particles from other rocks or the remains of animals are cemented together |
Shale | Rock was crying formed from clay mud or slit |
Slate | A type of that was once shale rock formed by heat and pressure |
Weathering | The breakdown of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface |
Uplift | The rising of religions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations |
Sedimentation | Building up of pictures of small particles sand or mud |