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The Rock Cycle

Chapter 4

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The process in which new rock forms from old rock continuously Rock Cycle
A solid mixture of one or more minerals and it occurs in nature Rock
A process in which wind, water, ice and gravity removed sediments from a location Erosion
The process in which materials are dropped and laid down Deposition
The chemical makeup of a rock that describes the minerals and the other materials inside the rock Composition
The quality of a rock based on the shapes, sizes, and positions of a rock's grains Texture
A igneous rock that is formed by the cooling and hardening of a rock beneath the earth's surface Intrusive igneous rock
A igneous rock that forms by volcanic activity near or at the earth's surface Extrusive igneous rock
The layers of a sedimentary rock Strata
The process in which sedimentary rock are divided into layers Stratification
It forms near the Earth's surface Sedimentary rock
It forms from the remains of plants and animals Organic limestone
Forms when rock or minerals fragments are cemented together Clastic sedimentary rock
Forms when solutions of dissolved minerals and water Chemical sedimentary rock
A rock formed from the shells of mollusks are called what? Fossiliferous limestone
Forms when magma cools and hardens Igneous rocks
Rocks in which the structure, texture or composition has changed Metamorpic rocks
One way a rock undergoes metamorphism by being heated by nearby magma Contact metamorphism
When large pieces of the Earth's crust collide with each other Regional metamorphism
The texture of metamorphic rocks in which the mineral grains are arranged in planes or bands Foliated metamorphic rock
The texture of metamorphic rocks in which the mineral grains are not arranged in planes or bands Nonfoliated metamorphic rock
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