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rocks vocab
Term | Definition |
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batalt | a dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust |
cemenation | the process in which minerals precipitate into pore spaces between sediment grains and bind sediments together to form a rock |
deformation | when rocks change shape due to stress |
compaction | the process by which sediments are pressed together under there own weight |
deposition | process by which sediments is laid down in new locations |
ersion | process by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (I,e. weathering, glacation |
granite | a usually light colored ingenious rock that is founded in continental crust |
igneous rock | a type of rock that forms from cooling of molten rock at or below the surface |
limestone | s sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of remains of marine animals |
mantle | the layer of hot, solid material between eaths crust and core |
marble | metamorphic rock that was nice a limestone |
metamorphic rock | rock that has been changed by heat and pressure |
metamporphism | the process by which rocks are changed in compostition, texture, or structure by extream heat and presure |
mineral | a naturally occurring solid that can form by inorganic processes and has a crystal structure and a define chemical composition |
quartizt | a metamorphic rock formed form Sandstone |
batalt | a dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust |
cemenation | the process in which minerals precipitate into pore spaces between sediment grains and bind sediments together to form a rock |
deformation | when rocks change shape due to stress |
compaction | the process by which sediments are pressed together under there own weight |
deposition | process by which sediments is laid down in new locations |
ersion | process by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (I,e. weathering, glacation |
granite | a usually light colored ingenious rock that is founded in continental crust |
igneous rock | a type of rock that forms from cooling of molten rock at or below the surface |
limestone | s sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of remains of marine animals |
mantle | the layer of hot, solid material between eaths crust and core |
marble | metamorphic rock that was nice a limestone |
metamorphic rock | rock that has been changed by heat and pressure |
metamporphism | the process by which rocks are changed in compostition, texture, or structure by extream heat and presure |
mineral | a naturally occurring solid that can form by inorganic processes and has a crystal structure and a define chemical composition |
quartizt | a metamorphic rock formed form Sandstone |