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Chapter 3
Rocks
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Conservation of Matter | matter is neither created or destroyed, it only changes its form |
| Extrusive igneous rock | igneous rock that forms as lava cools on Earth's surface |
| Foliation | the arrangement of minerals within rocks into flat or wavy parallel bands |
| Igneous rock | rock that forms as molten rock cools and becomes solid |
| Metamorphic rock | rock formed as heat or pressure causes existing rock to change in structure, texture, or mineral composition |
| Metamorphism | the process by which a rock's structure or mineral composition is changed by pressure or heat |
| Recrystallization | the process by which bonds between atoms in minerals break and re-form in new ways during metamorphism |
| Rock | a naturally formed solid that is usually made up of one or more types of minerals |
| Rock cycle | the set of natural, repeating processes that form, change, break down, and re-form rocks |
| Sediment | solid materials such as rock fragments, plant and animal remains, or minerals that are carried by water or by air and that settle on the bottom of a body of water or on the ground |
| Sedimentary rock | rock formed as pieces of older rocks and other loose materials get pressed or cemented together or as dissolved minerals re-form and build up in layers |
| Intrusive igneous rock | igneous rock that forms as magma cools below Earth's surface |
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