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26 Cards in this Set
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What process changes rock on Earth's surface?
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cementation
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When sedimentary rock is exposed to heat and pressure,what does it change in to?
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metamorphic rock
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How do scientists classify rocks?
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by composition and texture
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What kind of texture does igneous rock have when magma cools slowly?
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coarse-grained
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What kind of texture does igneous rock have when magma cools rapidly?
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fine-grained
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What kind of rock is formed when magma intrudes into other rock?
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intrusive igneous rock
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What kind of rock is formed from lava that cools on Earth's surface?
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extrusive igneous rock
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What process forms sediment?
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weathering
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Sedimentary rock is formed through
what process? |
cementation
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What has to increase for metamorphism to occur?
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temperature and pressure
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When magma cools quickly,what kind of texture does rock have?
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fine-grained
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During the rock cycle,what forms when magma cools?
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igneous rock
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What do scientists call the rock that is formed when magma cools below the Earth's surface?
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intrusive igneous rock
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Besides texture,how else are rocks classified?
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by their composition
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The process in which rocks change shape is called what?
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deformation
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The process in which sediment is dropped and comes to rest is called what?
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deposition
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What is the grain of igneous rock formed when magma cools quickly
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fined-grained
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Besides being classified by their composition,how else are rocks classified?
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by their texture
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Besides texture,how else are rocks classified?
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by their composition
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The process in which rocks change shape is called?
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deformation
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The process in which sediment is dropped and comes to rest is called?
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deposition
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What is the grain of igneous rock formed when magma cools quickly?
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fine-grained
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Besides being classified by their composition,how else are rocks classified?
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by their texture
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What occurs when temperature and pressure inside the Earth's crust change?
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metamorphism
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What forces change a sedimentary rock into a metamorphic rock?
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heat and pressure
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Besides heat,what else causes a rock to undergo metamorphism?
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pressure
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