| Term | Definition |
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Igneous rocks classification |
origin, texture and composition |
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extrusive rock |
an igneous rock formed from lava |
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intrusive rock |
an igneous rock that cools inside earth's surface |
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tools for igneous rocks |
building |
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sediment |
sediment is small, solid pieces of material that came from rocks or living things |
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steps of sedimentary rocks |
erosion, deposition, compaction and cementation |
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three types of sedimentary rocks |
clastic, organic, chemical |
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organic rock |
rocks from the remains of living things |
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tools for sedimentary rocks |
building materials, tools and making arrowheads |
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greek metamorphic |
"changing form" |
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formation of metamorphic rocks |
when rocks go under the earth's surface, they are changed by heat and pressure making them metamorphic |
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geological classification |
according the the arrangement of the grains that make up the rocks |
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foliated rocks |
metamorphic rocks with bands |
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tools for metamorphic rocks |
building and structure |
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the rock cycle |
a never-ending cycles that changes |
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tectonic plate movements |
they make lava, faults, and folds |