8sci4 Word Scramble

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Term	Definition
a natural, solid mixture of minerals or grains	rock
geologist call the fragments that make up a rock	grains
grain size and the way grains fit together in a rock	texture
molten or liquid rock underground	magma
molten rock that erupts on Earths surface	lava
rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces or dissolved in water as rocks erode	sediment
series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock	rock cycle
volcanic material erupts and cools and crystallizes on Earth's surface, it forms a type of igneous rock	extrusive rock
rock that forms when lava cools too quickly to form crystals	volcanic glass
igneous rocks that form as magma cools underground	intrusive rocks
weight from the layers of sediment forces out fluids and decreases the space between grains	compaction
minerals dissolved in water crystallize between sediment grains	cementation
sedimentary rocks that are made up of broken pieces of minerals and rock fragments	clastic rocks
broken pieces and fragments	clasts
from when minerals crystallize directly from water	chemical rocks
a sedimentary rock that was formed by organisms or contains the remains of organisms	biochemical rock
any process that affects the structure or composition of a rock in a solid state as a result of changes in temperature, pressure, or the addition of chemical fluids	metamorphism
permanent change in shape by bending and folding	plastic deformation
contain parallel layers of flat and elongated minerals	foliated rocks
metamorphic rocks that have mineral grains with a random, interlocking texture	nonfoliated rocks
magma comes in contact with existing rock, and its thermal energy and gases interact with the surrounding rock, forming new metamorphic rock	contact metamorphism
the formation of metamorphic rock bodies that are hundreds of square kilometers in size	regional metamorphism

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