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Rocks/Rock Cycle
Rocks and the Rock Cycle Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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minerals | inorganic solid material that rocks are made of |
ore | mineral with enough useful metal it can be mined |
rock | solid, inorganic material made of one or more minerals |
rock cycle | diagram showing how rocks can change from one type to another |
igneous rock | rock made when lava or magma cools and hardens |
extrusive igneous rock | igneous rock formed above ground, no or small crystals form |
intrusive igneous rock | igneous rock formed underground, large crystals |
sedimentary rock | made from pieces of broken rock and minerals deposited in layers |
detrital rock | sedimentary rock formed by pieces of rock and minerals deposited in layers |
organic rock | sedimentary rock formed when dead plant and animal matter is compressed, examples are chalk, coal and limestone |
chemical rock | sedimentary rock formed when water evaporates leaving minerals behind, found at geysers, hot springs and sea-water coasts |
crystals | mineral where atoms arranged in a repeating pattern |
metamorphic rock | formed when igneous or sedimentary rock is changed by heat and pressure |
foliated rock | metamorphic rock with visible layers of minerals |
nonfoliated rock | metamorphic rock without visible layers of minerals |