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Science Chap 4 vocab
Rocks
Term | Definition |
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rock | mixture of minerals, rocks fragments, volcanic glass, organic matter, and other natural materials |
rock cycle | a model that shows how rocks slowly change through time |
igneous rocks | forms when hot magma cools |
lava | magma that reaches Earth's surface and flows form volcanoes |
intrusive igneous rocks | rocks that form from magma below the surface |
extrusive igneous rocks | rocks that are formed as lava cools on the surface of Earth |
basaltic magma | dense and dark-colored |
granitic magma | lower density, light-colored |
metamorphic rock | rock that has changed because of changes in temperature and pressure or the presence of hot, watery fluids |
foliated | texture of metamorphic rock when mineral grains line up in parallel layers |
nonfoliated | texture of metamorphic rock when mineral grains grow and rearrange, but they do not form layers |
sediment | loose materials such as rock fragments and mineral grains |
sedimentary rock | forms when sediments are pressed and cemented together, or when mineral grains form from solutions |
compaction | process that forms sedimentary rocks when layers of sediments are compressed by the layers above them |
cementation | occurs when minerals are depositied between teh pieces of sediment |