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DEPOSITION
ROCK
MAGMA
WEATHERING
IGNEOUSROCK
EROSION
SEDIMENTS
METAMORPHICROCK
CEMENTATION
FOLIATEDMETAMORPHICROCK
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A metamorphic rock with a
texture that gives the rock a
layered appearance. (3 words)
Sedimentary rock consisting of
material that was precipitated
from water by inorganic or
organic means. (3 words)
The disintegration and
decomposition of rock at or
near the Earth’s surface.
A rock formed by the
crystallization of molten magma
(2 words)
A model that illustrates the
origin of the three basic rock
types and the interrelatedness
of Earth materials and
processes. (2 words)
Rock formed by from
weathered products of
preexisting rocks that have
been transported, deposited,
compacted, and cemented. (2
words)
A body of molten rock found at
depth including any dissolved
gases and crystals.
The process by which an agent
of erosion loses energy and
drops the sediment it is
carrying.
The incorporation and
transportation of material by a
mobile agent, such as water,
wind, or ice.
A sedimentary rock made of
broken fragments of preexisting
rock. (3 words)
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Igneous rock that formed below
the Earth’s surface (3 words)
Metamorphic rock that does not
exhibit a banded or layered
appearance. (3 words)
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NONFOLIATEDMETAMORPHICROCK
SEDIMENTARYROCK
COMPACTION
CLASTICSEDIMENTARYROCK
CHEMICALSEDIMENTARYROCK
ROCKCYCLE
INTRUSIVEIGNEOUSROCK
EXTRUSIVEIGNEOUSROCK
METAMORPHISM
MINERAL
Igneous rock that has formed
on the Earth’s surface (3 words)
A consolidated mixture of
minerals.
Solidification of sediments by
the deposition of dissolved
minerals in the tiny spaces
between sedimentary particles.
Rock formed by the alteration of
preexisting rock deep within the
Earth by heat, pressure, and/or
chemically active fluids. (2
words)
Magma that reaches the Earth’s
surface.
The changes in mineral
composition and texture of a
rock subjected to high
temperature and pressure
within the Earth.
Process by which sediments
are squeezed together by the
weight of overlying materials
driving out water.
Loose particles created by
weathering and erosion of rock,
by chemical precipitation from
solution in water, or from the
secretions of organisms and
transported by water, wind, or
glaciers.
A natural occurring, inorganic
crystalline material with a
unique chemical composition.
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