Rocks

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Rock cycle

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Series of processess that change one type of rock into another type of rock

Question 1

Rock

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Natural sold mixture of minerals or grains

Question 2

Sediments

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Rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces or dissolved into water as rocks erode

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Magma

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Molten rock beneath earths surface

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Weathering and erosion

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Wind. Rain. Hail. Snow. Etc..

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Lava

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Molten rock on the suface

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Igneous

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Molten rock at 800°C-1200°C

Under surface

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Intrusive

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Igneoous rock inside earth
Insulated and cools slowly
LARGE VISIBLE CRYSTALS

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Extrusive

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Outside earth
Cools very quickly
Small/fine crystals

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Basaltic

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Dark colored
Iron and magnesium=high content
Silica is low content
Extrusive

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Granitic

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Light colored
High silica content
Intrusice

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Metamorphic

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Process that affects the structure or comp. of rock in a solid state as a result of changes in temp. Pressure. Or add. Of chem. fluids

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Foliated

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Contains parallel layers of flat and elongated minerals
Uneven pressure
Ex. Schist

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Nonfoliated

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Met. Rocks that have mineral grains with a random interlocking texture
Blocky and approximately equal in size

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Sedimentary rocks

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Sediments is bonded through weathering and erosion

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Clastic

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Sed. Rocks made up of broken pieces of minerals and rock fragments (clasts)

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Organic

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Living

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Compaction

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Weight from layers of sediment forces out fluids and decreases space between grains

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Cementation

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When minerals dissolved in water crystallize between sediment grains

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Heat and pressure

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Deep under earths surface where heat and pressure are very high