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rock cycle
rock vocab
Term | Definition |
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basalt | a dark dence ingenious rock |
cementation | the prosesess which minerals precipitate |
compaction | the prosess which sediments are pressed together |
deformation | when rocks change shape |
deposition | prosess which sediments are laid down in a new location |
erosion | processes in which rock sand and soil are Broken down |
granite | a usually light colored igneous rock |
igneous rock | a type of rock formed by the cooling of molten rock |
limestone | a sedimentary rock consisting of calsium |
mantle | the layer of hot solid material between earths crust and core |
marble | metamorphic rock that was ones limestone |
metamorphic rock | rock that has been changed |
metamorphism | the process in which rocks are changed |
mineral | a naturally acuring solid |
Quartzite | a metamorphic rock formed from sandstone |
sandstone | a sedimentary rock made of sand |
rock cycle | a series of processes on the surface and inside earth |
sediment | small solid pieces of material |
sedimentary rock | a type of rock that forms from partials of other rocks |
shale | a rock with a fine grain |
slate | a type of metamorphic rock that was ones shale |
weathering | the breaking down of rocks |
uplift | the rising of regions |
sedimentation | the building up of layers of small partials like sand of mud |