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Rocks
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| matter | Anything that has mass takes up space. |
| sample | A small part that is meant to show what the whole is like. |
| rock formation | A region of that formed together as a single rock type. |
| magma | Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth. |
| sediment | Small pieces of rock. |
| sedimentary rock | the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together. |
| compaction | the process of sediment being buried and pressed together. |
| cementation | the process is sediment being glued together |
| igneous | the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid |