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17 Cards in this Set
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conglomerate
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clastic rock made of rounded pebbles cemented together
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foliated rock
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metamorphic rock that does not show bands
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chemical rock
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sedimentary rock that forms from chemicals dissolved in water
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igneous rock
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rock formed from melted minerals that have cooled and hardened
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clastic rock
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sedimentary rock mad mainly from fragments of other rocks
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extrusive rock
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igneous rock that forms from cooled lava on the earth's surface
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metamorphic rock
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rock that has been changed by intense heat,pressure,and chemical reactions
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sedimentary rock
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rock formed from pieces of other rock and organic matter that was pressed and cemented together
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rock cycle
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series of changes through which one rock becomes another kind of rock
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texture
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the size of crystals in an igneous rock
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intrusive rock
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igneous rock that forms underground from cooled magma
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lava
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magma that comes out onto the earth's surface
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rock
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natural solid material made of one or more minerals
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magma
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hot,liquid rock inside the earth
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organic rock
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sedimentary rock that forms from the remains of living things
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sediment
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solid material, such as sand,soil,pebbles,and organic matter that is carried in air,water,or ice and settles out
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nonfoliated rock
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metamorphic rock that does not show bands
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