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rocks vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| basalt | a dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found inn oceanic crust . |
| cementation | the process of which minerals precipitate into pore spaces between sediment grains and 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 sediment is laid down in new location. |
| erosion | prose's by which rock,sand,and soil are broken down and arrived away weathering ,glaciation |
| granite | a usually light colored igneous rock that is found in Continental crust. |
| basalt | a dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found inn oceanic crust . |
| cementation | the process of which minerals precipitate into pore spaces between sediment grains and 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 sediment is laid down in new location. |
| erosion | prose's by which rock,sand,and soil are broken down and arrived away weathering ,glaciation |
| granite | a usually light colored igneous rock that is found in Continental crust. |
| basalt | a dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found inn oceanic crust . |
| cementation | the process of which minerals precipitate into pore spaces between sediment grains and 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 sediment is laid down in new location. |
| erosion | prose's by which rock,sand,and soil are broken down and arrived away weathering ,glaciation |
| granite | a usually light colored igneous rock that is found in Continental crust. |
| igneous rock | a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface |
| limeston |