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Vocab Ch 5

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Volcanic   term that refers to molten (igneous) rock rock that is extrusive. it comes from cooled lava -which is magma that is found on surface  
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uniformitarianism   theory that states that earth was formed by processes that are still in existance today, such as rock formed by volcanic activity and from rock that is changed by heat and pressure or formed from sediments.  
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Texture   depends on the size , shape, and arrangement of the mineral crystals  
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stratification   visible layers found in sedimentary rocks that helps one identify the type of rock caused by a change in the type of sediments being laid down  
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sedimentary   one of the 3 main catagories of rock classification. rocks created by sediments being cemented or formed by evapoation ---most of earth's surface is covered by sedimentary rocks  
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rock   group of minerals bound together together in some way.  
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chemical rock   sedimentary rocks formed from mineral's precipitate by evaporation or by chemical action  
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clastic rock   sedimentary rocks formed from fragments of other rocks  
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contact metamorphism   the process of rock-forming that results when hot magma forces its way into overlying rock and changes that rock  
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felsic   light-colored, high-silica rocks  
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fossils   the remains, impressions, or other evidence of the former existence of life preserved in rock  
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igneous rocks   rocks formed by the solidification of hot molten rock material called magma  
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mafic rocks   dark-colored, low-silica rocks  
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magma   the hot liquid rock beneath Earth's surface  
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metamorphic rocks   rocks formed by the effect of heat, pressure, and chemical action on other rocks  
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organic rocks   sedimentary rocks formed from the remains of plants and animals  
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plutonic   rocks, usually igneous, formed at great depths  
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regional metamorphism   process of rock forming which results from large areas of rocks being under intense heat and pressure of mountain building efforts  
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Rock cycle   process of 1. forming rock from molten magma, and 2. the transformation of that rock to sedimentary or metamorphic rock and then the subsequent remelting of that rock.  
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