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8TH CHT 2 SCIENCE ROCK VOCABULARY LESSON 3and 4

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COMPACTION   PROCESS THAT SQUEEZES OUT FLUIDS AND DECREASES THE SPACE BETWEEN THE GRAINS AND SEDIMENT DEPOSITS.  
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CEMENTATION   CRYSTALLIZATION OF MINERALS FROM WATER INTO THE SPACES BETWEEN SEDIMENT GRAINS.  
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CLASTIC ROCK   SEDIMENTARY ROCK MADE OF CLASTS OF MINERALS OR ROCK FRAGMENTS.  
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CLAST   BROKEN PIECE OR FRAGMENT OF ROCK.  
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CHEMICAL ROCK   MADE OF MINERALS THAT CRYSTALLIZE DIRECTLY FROM WATER  
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BIOCHEMICAL ROCK   SEDIMENTARY ROCK THAT WAS FORMED BY ORGANISMS OR CONTAINS THE REMAINS OF ORGANISMS,  
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METAMORPHISM   PROCESS THAT AFFECTS STRUCTURE OR COMPOSITION OF ROCKS AND THE SOLID STATE; OCCURS DUE TO CHANGES IN HEAT, PRESSURE, OR THE ADDITION OF CHEMICAL FLUIDS.  
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PLASTIC DEFORMATION   PERMANENT CHANGE IN ROCK SHAPE CAUSED BY BENDING AND FOLDING.  
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FOLIATED ROCK   CONTAINS PARALLEL LAYERS OF FLAT AND ELONGATED MINERALS.  
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NONFOLIATED ROCK   HAS MINERAL GRAINS WITH A RANDOM INTERLOCKING TEXTURE.  
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CONTACT METAMORPHISM   OCCURS WHEN MAGMA COMES IN CONTACT WITH EXISTING AND THERMAL ENERGY AND GASES INTERACT WITH THE SURROUNDING ROCK TO MAKE NEW METAMORPHIC ROCK.  
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REGIONAL METAMORPHISM   FORMATION OF METAMORPHIC ROCK BODIES THAT ARE HUNDREDS OF SQUARE KILOMETERS IN SIZE.  
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EXPOSE   TO APPEAR VISIBLE.  
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