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2nd vocabulary quiz words

TermDefinition
Rock A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals and organic matter.
Rock Cycle The continual process by which new rock forms from old rock material.
Extrusive Igneous rock Rock that forms as a result of volcanic activity at or near the Earth's surface.
Magma The hot liquid that forms when rock partially or completely melts.
Lava Hot molten magma that comes above the earth.
Sedimentary rock Types of rock that are formed by the deposition of material at the Earth's surface and within bodies of water.
Weathering Breaking down of rock.
Erosion The moving of Sediment by wind or water.
Deposition The process in which material is laid down.
Sediment Matter deposited by water or wind.
Chemical Weathering The process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions.
Foliated The texture of Metamorphic rocks in which the mineral grains are arranged in planer or bands.
Organic Something that is alive.
Compaction The process by which a sediment progressively loses its porosity due to the effects of loading.
Cementation Hardening and Welding of plastic sediments by the precipitation of mineral matter in the pore spaces.
Metamorphic Rock Denoting rock that has undergone transformation by heat, pressure, or other natural agencies.
Non Foliated Rocks that do not have layers or brands.
Intrusive Igneous rock Magma forced into cavities or cracks of other rocks and crystallized but not reaching the surface.
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