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Chapter 3 Vocabulary

Chapter 3 Vocabulary - Rocks

TermDefinition
Rock a naturally formed solid that is usually made up of one or more types of minerals
Rock Cycle the set of natural, repeating processes that form, change, and break down
Igneous Rock rock that forms as molten rock cools and becomes solid
Sedimentary Rock rock formed as pieces of older rock get pressed together and rebuild layers
Metamorphic Rock rock formed when heat or pressure causes rock to change structure, texture, and mineral composition
Intrusive Rock igneous rock that forms as magma cools below the Earth’s surface
Extrusive Rock igneous rock that forms as lava cools on the Earth’s surface
Sediment solid materials carried by water or air that settle in a body of water or on the ground
Metamorphism when a rock’s structure of mineral composition is changed by heat or pressure
Recrystallization when bonds between the atoms in minerals break and re-form in new ways
Foliation the arrangement of minerals within rocks into flat or wavy parallel bands; a characteristic of most metamorphic rocks
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