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Mineral |
elements or molecules held together in crystal shapes and structures |
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Crystal |
distinctive structure of a mineral due to the arrangement of the atoms instide |
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weathering |
physical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to breakdown and decompose |
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erosion |
the process of the Earth's surface being worn away by the action of water, wind, waves, glaciers, etc. |
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sediment |
pieces of minerals and small rock deposited by moving water, wind, ice |
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heat |
measurement of temperature |
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pressure (stress) |
force on an object |
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cementation |
the combination of drying mixtures of fluid and sediments into a solid |
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compaction |
combining sediments into a solid due to the weight of overlaying deposites |
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decomposition |
the breakdown of particles |
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metamorphic rock |
rock formed due to extreme temperature and pressure rearranging the crystals within the rock |
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foliated metamorphic rock |
minerals arranged in thin, visible layers in a metamorphic rock |
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non-foliated metamorphic rock |
no visible layering within a metamorphic rock |
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igneous rock |
rock formed when magma cools |
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intrusive igneous rock |
rock which forms from magma cooling inside the Earth |
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extrusive igneous rock |
rock which forms from magma cooling outside the Earth on the surface |
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sedimentary rock |
rock that forms over time as small broken pieces of existing rock are layered in low places, squeezed and cemented together over time. |
