McC Rocks
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| rock | a mixture of minerals, volcanic glass, organic matter, and other materials
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| rock cycle | a model that illustrates the processes that create and change rock
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| principle of conservation of matter | the fact that illustrates that changes in the rock cycle never creates nor destroys matter
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| igneous rock | type of rock formed when magma cools and hardens
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| lava | magma that reaches the Earth's surface and flows from volcanoes
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| magma | melted or molten rock
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| intrusive | rocks that form from magma below the surface of the Earth
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| extrusive | rocks that cool on or near the Earth's surface
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| basaltic | dense, darkly colored rocks that are rich in iron and magnesium, but poor in silica
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| granitic | lighter colored rocks of lower density; contains more silica and less iron and magnesium
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| metamorphic rock | rocks that have been tranformed through heat, pressure and the presence of hot-watery fluids
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| foliated | mineral grains that flatten and line up in parallel layers
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| nonfoliated | mineral grains that grow and rearrange but do not line up in layers
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| sediment | loose materials such as rock fragments, mineral grains, bits of plant and animal remains that have been moved by wind, water, ice or gravity
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| sedimentary rock | rocks that form when sediments are pressed and cemented together or when minerals form from solutions
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| compaction | process by which layer upon layer of sediment creates pressure, pushing the layers to form rocks
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| cementation | the process by which water soaks through rock and soil and forms solution that moves through open spaces between sediments
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| weathering | the prcoess by which rocks are broken into smaller pieces
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| erosion | the process by which sediments are moved to new locations
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| coal | useful organic sedimentary rock formed from pieces of dead plants buried under swamp sediments
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