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Rocks
Earth Science
Term | Definition |
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Moltent Rock | Magma or Lava |
Magma | hot fluid or semifluid material inside a volcano |
Lava | Has already erupted and is above ground |
Mineral | A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic, solid, crystalline structured, indefinitely chemically compositioned material. |
Compaction | The process that presses sediments together |
Igneous Rock | A rock that is formed by the cooling of molten rock |
Sedimentary Rock | A rock with sediments that are compacted and cemented to form strata or layers |
Foliated | Visible lines or bands |
Nonfoliated | Non-visible lines or bands |
Rock | A solid material which has small minerals inside of it |
Errosion | Occurs when running water or wind loosen and carry away fragments of rock |
Weathering | When something changes it's feel or look |
Cementation | The process in which desolved minerals crystalize and glue particles of sediment together |
Chemical Sedimentary Rock | This rock forms when liquid dissolves and leaves mineralized Crystals behind |
Sediment | Small solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things |
Deposition | A process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it |
Metamorphic Rock | Rocks that have changes shape through heat and pressure |
Clastic Sedimentary Rock | This rock only contains fragments that are squeezed together |
Organic Sedimentary Rock | This rock contains rock fragments and once living plant/animal remains |
Rock Cycle | The time period in which the rock can turn into a metamorphic, sedimentary, or ingenious rock |