Rock Cycle
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Igneous rock
Sedimentary rock
Metamorphic rocks
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Any solid mass of mineral or mineral-likw matter that occurs naturally.
What are Rocks?
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Process in which rocks are physically and chemically broken down by water, air and living things.
What is weathering?
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This is the meaning of the Latin word ignis.
What is fire?
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It involves weathering and the removal of rock.
What is erosion?
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Means to change form
What is metamorphism?
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The continuous processes that cause rocks to change.
What is the rock cycle?
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Made up of weathered pieces of earth materials.
What is sediment?
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Rocks that form when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface.
What are intrusive igneous rock?
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A process when agents of erosion lose energy and drops sediment.
What is deposition?
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Most metamorphic changes occur here
What is elevated temperatures and pressure?
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Molten material that forms deep beneath Earth's surface.
What is magma?
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Sedimentary rock will changed into this under extreme pressure and temperature conditions.
What is metamorphic rock?
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The rocks that form when lava hardens.
What are extrusive igneous rocks?
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Takes place when dissolve minerals are deposited in tiny spaces among the sediments.
What is cementation?
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When hot water-based solutions escape from a mass of magma
What is hydrothermal solutions?
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Magma that reaches the surface
What is lava?
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This is responsible for driving the formation of both igneous and metamorphic rocks.
What is heat from the Earth's interior?
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Two characteristics used to classify igneous rocks.
What is texture and composition?
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Process that squeezes or compacts sediments.
What is compaction?
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Double Jeopardy You May Bid As Much as You want. This results in large-scale deformation and high-grade metamorphism.
What is Regional metamorphism?
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This forms when magma cools and hardens beneath the surface.
What is igneous rock?
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Weathering and the movement of weathered materials are external processes powered by energy from the sun and by this
What is gravity?
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Rocks with very different minerals experiencing different rates of cooling
What is porphyritic texture?
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The two main groups of sedimentary rock according to the way they form.
What is clastic and chemical sedimentary rocks?
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Name the agents of metamorphism

What is heat,  and pressure ?

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