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Pieces or particles inside of a rock
What is the Grain
Natural combination of minerals or other materials
What is a rock
This substance is the best at eroding
What is water
The study of rocks
What is petrology
States that nothing can be created or destroyed, only change form
What is the law of consevarion
Gluing together of particles
What is cementation
Rocks that form inside the earth are called __________ while those that form outside of the earth are known as __________
What are intrusive and extrusive
When sediments are pressed together
What is compaction
Difference between coarse grain texture and fine grain texture
What is coarse grain easy to see the grain while fine is hard
The gradual destruction of something
What is erosion
Rocks that have chemically and physically changed over time in this process
What is metamorphism
The laying down of sediment
What is deposition
Foliated rocks have _________ while non-foliated do not
What are bands
Tell me one great thing about Nico Horner( A cubs player)
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Dynamic metamorphism is likely to occur here
What is in an active fault
Give an example of an organic rock
What is chalk
Sandstone gets its different colors from
What are different cementing compounds
Difference between conglomerate and breccia rocks
What is breccia sharp edges while conglomerate smooth
Mineral test are generally not considered helpful for testing rocks because
They contain multiple minerals
A source rock is
What is the original, unaltered rock
Clast rocks means
What is it forms from other rocks
This type of igneous rock forms if there are no dissolved gases present in the magma
What is obsidian
The major difference between siltstone and shales
What is siltstones are gritty while shales are smooth
Rocks minerals and textures are changed, mainly due to extreme heat
What is contact metamorphism
Repeats a predictable series of steps is the definition of
What is cyclic