Rock Cycle Vocab

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A solid, naturally occurring substance with a crystalline structure and definite chemical composition, generally inorganic.

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Mineral

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Solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter found naturally on Earth.

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Rock

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Hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust, including dissolved gases and crystals.

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Magma

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

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Magma that reaches the Earth's surface

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Lava

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Igneous rocks formed below Earth's surface

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Intrusive

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Igneous rocks formed on Earth's surface

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Extrusive

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Rock formed from weathered products of existing rocks, transported, deposited, compacted, and cemented.

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Sedimentary

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Rock altered by heat, pressure, or fluids deep within Earth.

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Metamorphic

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Rock formed by crystallization of molten magma

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Igneous

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Process of rock being dissolved or broken down into smaller pieces.

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Weathering