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Rock |
Natural, solid material made of one or more minerals. |
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Igneous rock |
Rock formed from melted minerals that have cooled and hardened. |
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Sedimentary rock |
Rock formed from pieces of other rock and organic matter that have been pressed and cemented together. |
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Metamorphic rock |
Rock that has been changed by intense heat, pressure, and chemical reactions. |
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Magma |
Hot, liquid rock inside the earth. |
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Intrusive rock |
Igneous rock that forms underground from cooled magma. |
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Texture |
Size of crystals in an igneous rock. |
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Lava |
Magma that comes out onto the earth's surface. |
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Extrusive rock |
Igneous rock that forms from cooled lava on the earth's surface. |
