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conservation of matter
What is magma
molten rock
Where do sedimentary rocks form?
On Earth's surface
Deposition happens when energy....
decreases
How is the rock cycle best described?
what kind of crystals do intrusive igneous rocks have
large
Which process transports sediment?
Erosion
What kind of rock would have slaty cleavage?
metamorphic
What does metamorphism require?
heat and pressure
What are the three mineral groups?
Silicates, oxides, and carbonates
Quickly at the surface of the earth
Chemical sedimentary rocks form by....
precipitation of minerals from solution
What do biochemical sedimentary rocks form from?
organic remains
What do non foliated rocks look like
uniform
What is the most reliable mineral test
hardness
What do clastic sedimentary rocks form from?
broken bits/ fragments
Foliated rocks have?
Bands or banding.
What do large crystals mean?
Slow cooling
Clastic texture indicates
fragments
What is the most abundant element in earth's crust
oxygen
deposition
What does uplift increase?
weathering.
Weathering is....
breakdown
Energy driving the rock cycles comes from where?
internal and external sources
What word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary?
Incorrectly