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15 Cards in this Set
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color
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a property used to describe rocks and minerals
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mineral
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a solid element or compound with a unique structure of atoms
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rock
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it is a natural solid Earth material that's made of one or more minerals
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texture
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the property used to describe the size, shape, and distribution of the mineral grains in a rock
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sediment
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small piece broken off a rock cdreated by wind, water, or ice, and carried to other locations
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weathering
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the process that causes minerals and rocks to become smaller
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erosion
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the process that m oves weathered materials from place to place
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fossils
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preserved remains or traces of once living organisms
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sedimentary rock
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formed when sedimentsw are deposited in layers pressed down and become fasted together
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metamorphic rock
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a pre-existing rock in which minerals are changed by great pressure and heat
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pressure
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a force that occurs when an object pushes on each other
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igneous rock
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formed when molten rock cools and hardens to a solid
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lava
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the flow of magma when it reaches the Earth's surfacde
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magma
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moten rock material found beneath the Earth's surface
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cycle
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a pattern of change that reoccurs through time
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