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14 Cards in this Set
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Igneous Rock |
Rock that was formed by the cooling of lava |
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Lava |
Melted rock that reaches the earth's surface |
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Magma |
Melted rock UNDER the earth's surface |
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Sedimentary Rock |
Rock formed from pieces of rock, shells, and/or animal remanences |
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Weathering |
Breaking down of rocks to form sediments |
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Sediments |
Loose,solid particles, formed when rock is broken down |
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Erosion |
Process in which sediments are carried away by water,wind, or gravity |
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Deposition |
Process in which water,wind, or ice drops sediments in new locations. |
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Compaction |
Squeezing together of sediments to form rock |
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Cementation |
Process by which minerals glue together loose sediments forming sedimentary rock |
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Metamorphic Rock |
Older rock (like igneous and sedimentary) put through heat + pressure to make new rock |
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Rock Cycle |
The breaking down and forming of rock and minerals. |
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Geologist |
A scientist who studies rocks and minerals |
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Fossil |
Remains or traces of a living thing preserved in rock |
