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Rock Cycle Project
20 words from 8th grade project
Question | Answer |
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the process in which minerals precipitate into pore spaces between sediment grains and bind sediments together to form rock | cementation |
the process in which the volume and porosity of a sediment is decreased by the weight of overlying sediments as a result of burial beneath other sediments | compaction |
a solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern | crystal |
the process of becoming a crystal | crystallize |
the process in which sediments are deposited | deposition |
the trace or remains of an organism that lived long, long ago | fossil |
rock that forms when magma cools and soilidifies | igneous |
liquid rock produced under Earh's surface | magma |
the process in which one type of rock becomes metamorphic rock because of chemical processes or changes in temperature and pressure | metamorphism |
sedimentary rock that forms from remains of plants and animals | organic sedimentary rock |
a change in temperature,structure, or chemical composition of a rock due to changes in temperature and pressure over a large area | regional metamorphism |
series of processes in which rocks are changed, destroyed, and rebuilt by geologic forces | rock cycle |
common sedimentary rock consisting of sand and quartz, cemented together by silica, calcium carbonate, iron oxide, or clay | sandstone |
minerals or organic matter deposited by water, air, or ice. | sediment |
rocks formed by the deposition of sediment | sedimentary |
a body of intrusive igneous rock between beds of sedimentary rocks or layers of matter from volcanos | sill |
mechanical and chemical processes that cause rock to decompose | weathering |
rock that forms from the cooling and solidification of lava at Earth's surface | extrusive igneous rock |
the metamorphicrock texture in which mineral grains are arranged in planes or bands | foliation |
a rock with traces of ash or cinders | tuff |