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