Rocks and Minerals Part 2 Vocab

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Soil, rocks, and minerals pressed tightly together.

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Compaction

Front

Soil or rocks added to a landform.

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Deposition

Front

Natural forces moving weathered rock and soil.

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Erosion

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Mineral property resisting scratches or cracks.

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Hardness

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Type of rock formed when magma/lava cools and creates mineral crystals.

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Igneous Rock

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Type of rock that forms layers and may contain fossils, created by deposition, compaction, and cementation.

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Sedimentary Rock

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Type of "deformed" rock formed under extreme heat and pressure.

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Metamorphic Rock

Front

A solid inorganic substance formed naturally on Earth; what rocks are made of.

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Minerals

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Made of 1 or more minerals.

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Rocks

Front

Processes transforming rocks from one type to another.

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Rock Cycle