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Ch3 Rocks

Prentice Hall Earth Science

TermDefinition
compaction the pressure exerted on sediments as part of the rock cycle
cementation the hardening of sediments
rocks any solid mass of minerals
igneous rocks form when magma cools and hardens
sedimentary rocks form from particles and sediments
metamorphic rock form when sedimentary rock is changed by heat and pressure
rock cycle the processes that change rocks
magma molten rock
lava magma on the surface
weathering erosion
sediments particles of mineral
intrusive igneous rocks form under the surface
extrusive igneous rocks form on the surface
porphyritic texture diffrent sized and mutlicolored grains
Grantic Composition The rock composition that follows a similiar composition of granite
Erosion The weathering and removal of rock through elemental forces
Meamophism The process that changes the physical form of a rock through heat and pressure
Hydrothermal Solutions Hot liqufied matter that create and change metamorphic rock
Foliated metamorphic Rock Compact, layered and banded rocks that forms through intense pressure
NonFoliated metamorphic rock Metamorphic rock that does not have a banded texture
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