Rock Cycle Flashcards

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Weathering

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The breaking down of Earth’s materials by
natural processes (water, wind, ice, chemicals,
etc.) into smaller pieces or sediments
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Erosion

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Weathered rock and soil particles are moved

from place to place by water, wind, or ice

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Deposition

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Weathered sediments are laid down in a new

location helping create new landforms or rocks

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Melting

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Caused by heat and pressure around the rock

to form magma

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Solidification

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Magma or lava cools and hardens

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Recrystallization

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Through heat and pressure, the rock’s atoms

and crystals are rearranged

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Igneous Rock

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Formed from the cooling and solidification of
magma or lava
• 2 Types
– Extrusive Igneous Rock
– Intrusive Igneous Rock
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Extrusive Igneous Rock

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Formed above ground from lava cooling and
hardening
• Characteristics from Cooling Quickly
– Small or no crystals
– Fine-grained texture
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Intrusive Igneous Rock

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Formed below ground from magma cooling
and hardening
• Characteristics from Cooling Slowly
– Large or small crystals
– Coarse-grained texture
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Sedimentary Rock

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Formed from sediments (rock fragments,
mineral grains, animal or plant remains) that
are pressed or cemented together
• 3 Types
– Clastic Sedimentary Rock
– Organic Sedimentary Rock
– Chemical Sedimentary Rock
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Law of Superposition

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States that layers and fossils on top are
younger than lower layers
• Strata – horizontal layers formed from
deposited sedimentary rock
• Stratification – process of arranging
sedimentary rocks into layers
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Metamorphic Rock

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Rock changes due to intense heat and high
pressure then recrystallizes
– Not heated enough to melt the rock
• 2 Types
– Foliated Metamorphic Rock
– Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock
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