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15 Cards in this Set
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rock cycle |
the never ending cycle that a rock under go to change |
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extrusive |
mode of igneous volcanic rock formation which hot magma from inside earth flows out |
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foliated |
layer of texture found in metamorphic rocks |
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intrusive |
liquid rock that forms under the surface of the earth |
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lava |
molten rock which reaches earths surface |
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metamorphic |
rocks that have been changed due to heat and pressure |
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rock |
something that is made of many minerals |
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sediment |
solid particles of minerals |
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sedimentary |
rocks which form at the earths surface |
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ballistic |
dark colored igneous rocks |
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igneous |
rock formed when magma or lava cools |
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granitic |
light colored rocks of lower density than ballistic rocks |
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nonfoliated |
describes metamorphic rock, such as quartz |
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compaction |
process that forms sedimentary rocks when layers of sediments are compress by weight |
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cementation |
this is how sediment becomes rock |
