Rocks Vocab

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Rocks formed when magma hardens beneath the surface

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intrusive rocks

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Processes transforming one rock type to another.

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rock cycle

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Solid material made of minerals

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rock

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For metamorphic rock formation, _______ is needed.

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Heat and Pressure

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Rock formed by heat and pressure changing minerals.

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Metamorphic Rock

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Rock formed from molten magma?

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Igneous

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Definition of Erosion

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The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock or soil.

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Definition of Igneous Rock

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A type of rock formed from cooling molten rock at or below the surface.

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Rock formed from compressed or cemented sediment layers

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Sedimentary Rock

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Not a major rock type?

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Magma