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Science 8

geology

TermDefinition
Igneous Rock Formed from solidified lava or magma
Sedimentary Rock Formed from cemented sediment or precipitate out of solution
Metamorphic Rock Formed from heat and pressure
Deposition Sediment being dropped
Weathering Sediment being broken up
Continental crust Rock under land – granite
Oceanic crust Rock under ocean – basalt
Rock crystals Formed with high heat and pressure
Clast (rock) Small piece of rock
Sediment Small piece of rock
Intrusive Igneous rock formed slowly underground
Extrusive Igneous rock formed quickly on the surface (volcanic)
Lava Melted rock on surface from volcano
Magma Melted rock underground
Foliated Metamorphic rock with an alignment of minerals
Precipitate (rock) Sedimentary rock formed when solid minerals come out of solution
Geology Study of Earth and rocks
Geologist Person who studies the Earth and rocks
Pressure Force exerted on something
Plate Tectonics Earth is broken into plates that move due to convection currents
Convergent boundary Plates moving towards each other
Divergent boundary Plates moving away from each other
Transform boundary Plates slipping past one another
Earthquake Violent shaking of the ground
Volcano Lava comes out from mantle
Stratigraphy Analysis of rock layers to determine relative ages and events
Igneous intrusion Magma comes up between rock layers
Fault (earthquake) Break in the rock
Rock Solid made from minerals
Mineral Naturally occurring, solid, inorganic, definite chemical composition, ordered atomic structure
Subduction One plate goes under another
Erosion Sediment being moved
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