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This forms as magma cools and crystallizes |
what is igneous rocks
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the name for rocks formed inside the Earth
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intrusive rocks |
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another name for intrusive rocks
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plutonic rocks
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rocks formed on the surface from lava
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extrusive rocks |
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another name for extrusive rocks
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volcanic rocks
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How are large crystals formed in rocks |
by slow rate cooling
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How are microscopic crystals formed in rocks |
by fast rate cooling
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How rocks are turned to glass |
by very fast rate cooling |
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term - size and arrangement of crystals
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texture |
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naming the texture these rocks have a texture like a sugar cookie |
fine-grained rocks |
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Another type of mechanical weathering involving animals |
Biological Activity
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Name all three types of Mechanical Weathering
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Frost Wdging, Biological Activity and sheeting
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This happens with chemical weathering
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it alters the internal structure of minerals |
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During chemical weathering, Elements are removed or _______ and the ________ is transformed into new stable material |
added ; original rock |
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A term when oxygen dissolves in water |
What is oxidation
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A reacted creation when carbon dioxide is dissolved in water
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What is carbonic Acid |
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_______is very resistant to chemical weathering |
Quartz |
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______ interacting with carbonic acid changes it into clay minerals |
feldspar
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______interacting with carbonic acid allows it to be carried away by ground water |
silica |
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What is gained economically from sedimentary rocks name 3 out of 5 |
coal, petroloeum, natural gas, iron and aluminium |
