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During the Rock Cycle, what forms when magma cools?

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Igneous

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A metamorphic rock in which mineral grains are arranged in bands are called

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Foliated

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What kind of sedimentary rock is made of fragments of rocks cemented together by a mineral

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Clastic

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What are Strata?

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Layers of sediment rock

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Which process forms sediment

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Weathering

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The size shape and position of grains that make up a rock describe its

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Texture

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Describe a metamorphic rock in which mineral grains are not arranged in planes or bands

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Non-foliated

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Classic sediment rock is formed through the process of

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Cementation

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A process by which sediment is removed from its source is called

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Erosion

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What kind of grain texture is igneous rock have when magma cools slowly

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Coarse

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Ways magma is formed

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Melting and cooling, changes in composition

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12
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The chemical make up of the rock describes its

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Composition

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A solid mixture of one or more minerals and organic matter

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Rock

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What kind of grain texture does igneous rock have when magma cools rapidly

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Fine

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The process in which water wind ice and heat breaks down rock is called

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Weathering

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What kind of sediment rock is made from fossils

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Organic

17
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Scientist classify rocks by

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Composition and texture

18
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The results of large pieces of metamorphic rock deep within the earth’s crust colliding

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Regional metamorphism

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What is the process called in which sediment rock are arranged in layers

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Stratification

20
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Rock that is not normally used in a construction material

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Halite

21
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What kind of rock is formed from lava that cools on the earth surface

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Extrusive igneous rock

22
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What forms when rocks partially or completely melt

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Magma

23
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What kind of rock if formed when magma intrudes into other rock

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Intrusive igneous rock

24
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The process other than he that can cause metamorphic rock to form

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Pressure

25
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What kind of sediment rock is made from solutions of dissolved minerals in water

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Chemical

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