Set: ch. 4 (rocks)- science final vocab

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TermDefinition
rock-forming minerala group of 20 minerals that make up most of the rocks in the earth's crust
granitea henerally light-colored rock that has high silica content
basalta dark colored rock that is low in silica
grainsparticles of minerals or other rocks
texturethe look and feel of a rock's surface
igneous rockthe type of rock that forms from the cooling of magma or lava
sedimentary rockrock that forms when particles of other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together
metamorphic rockthe rock that forms when an existing rock is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions
extrusive rockigneous rock formed from lava that erupted onto earth's surface
intrusive rockigneous rock that formed when magma hardened beneath earth's surface
foliatedthe word describing the thin, flat layering found in most metamorphic rocks
sedimentsmall, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things
erosionwhen running water, wind, or ice loosen and carry away fragments of rock
depositionthe process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it
compactionthe process that presses sediments together
cementationthe process in which dissolved minerals crystallize an glue particles of sediment together
clastic rocka sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together
organic rockrock that forms where the remains of plants and animals areposited in thick layers
chemical rockrock formed when minerals that are dissolved in a solution crystallize
rock cyclea series of processes on earth's surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly change rocks frome one kind to another

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Creator ilovelucy9
Created May 19, 2009
Groups Moravian NA Group, Moravian Academy Middle School Help, MA (moravian) 7th grade science final
Subject science
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  1. grains particles of minerals or other rocks - 5 misses
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  4. igneous rock the type of rock that forms from the cooling of magma or lava - 4 misses
  5. deposition the process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it - 4 misses
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  7. chemical rock rock formed when minerals that are dissolved in a solution crystallize - 3 misses