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rock cycle vocab
Term | Definition |
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Balsalt | a dark, tense, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust. |
Cementation | the process in which minerals precipitate into pore spaces between sediment grain sand bind sediments together to form rock. |
Compaction | the process by which sediments are pressed together under there own weight. |
Deformation | when rocks change shape due to stress |
Deposition | process by which sediments are laid down in new locations. |
Erosion | processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away. (i.e. weathering, glaciation.) |
Granite | a usually light colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust. |
igneous rock | type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface. |
Limestone | A sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals. |
Mantle | The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core. |
Metamorphic rock | Metamorphic rock that has been changed by heat and pressure. |
Marble | Metamorphic rock that was once a lime stone. |
metamorphism | the process by which rocks are changed in composition, texture, or structure by extreme heat and pressure. |
Mineral | a naturally occurring solid that can form by inorganic processes and has a crystal structure and has a definite chemical composition. |
Quartzite | a metamorphic rock formed from sandstone. |
Sandstone | a sedimentary rock made out of sand hold together by a natural cement. |
Rock cycle | A series of processes on the surface and inside earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another. |
Sediment | Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things. |
Sedimentary rock | A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals pressed together |
Shale | a rock with a fine grain formed from clay, mu, or slit. |
Slate | a type of metamorphic rock by heat was once shale rock formed by heat and pressure. |
Weathering | the breaking down of rocks and other materials on earth's surface |
Uplift | the rising of regions of the earth's crust to higher elevations. |
Sedimentation | the building up layers of small particles like sand or mud. |