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Rocks Vocab JV
Science 6 JV
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rock: | a solid mixture of crystals of one or more minerals. (434) |
| Mineral: | any naturally forming solid matter with a crystal structure. (434) |
| Igneous Rock: | the type of rock that forms when hot, liqud rock, or magma , cools and hardens. (436) |
| Sedimentary Rock: | the type of rock that forms when particles of rock, or sedimemnt collect and harden into new rock. (437) |
| Metamorphic Rock: | the type of rock that forms when excisting rocks are heated and squeezed. (435) |
| Composition: | the chemical make-up of a rock; describes either minerals or elements present in it. (435,456) |
| Texture: | the sizes, shapes, and positions of the mineral in a rock. (435) |
| Rock Cycle: | the continual process by which new rock is formed from old rock material. (444) |
| Weathering: | the process by which water, ice, heat, and wind act to break down rocks. (442) |
| Erosion: | the process by which particles of rock are removed from their source; the removal and transport of rock and soil by the flow of water and by the actions of gravity, wind, and, ice. (442,484) |
| Deposition: | the process in which water, ice, wind, and gravity drop newly formed sediments. (442,491) |
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