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Ch.3 Earth Science

Rocks and Their Origins

TermDefinition
rock mixture of minerals, generally cemented together.
igneous rock rock formed by the crystallization of hot melted rocks or minerals.
sedimentary rock rock formed from pieces of other rocks that are cemented together.
metamorphic rock rock formed when existing rocks are changed by heat and pressure.
molten rock melted minerals.
magma molten rock inside Earth.
pluton large body of igneous rock that can form into different shapes when magma cools inside Earth's crust.
lava magma that reaches Earth's surface.
texture size of the crystals in an igneous rock.
sediment rock particles carried and deposited by water, wind, or ice.
clastic rock sedimentary rock made up of fragments of rock.
nonclastic rock sedimentary rock made up of dissolved minerals or the remains of living things.
foliated texture of a metamorphic rock that has mineral crystals arranged in bands.
nonfoliated texture of a metamorphic rock that does not have mineral crystals arranged in bands.
cycle series of events that happen over and over again.
Rock cycle series of natural processes by which rocks are slowly changed from one kind of rock to another kind of rock.
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