A _____ is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with definite chemical composition and an orderly arrangement of atoms or ions.

The process of _____ occurs when parricles dissolve in a liquid, such as lava or magma, solildify and form crystals.

When lava cools and Crystallizes on Earth's surface, the igneous rock that forms is called __________.

When magma cools down Crystallizes inside Earth, the igenous rock that forms is called _______.

______ is the process through which sediment turns into rock.

The weight from the layers of sediment forces out fluids and decreases the space between grains during a process called _________.

When minerals dissolve in surrounding water crystallize between grains of sediment, _______ occurs.

The series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock is called the rock cycle.
Do you agree?

______ _________ _____:
Sedimentary rocks that are made up of broken pieces of minerals and rock fragment are known as clastic sedimentary rocks.

_____ _____ _____ forms when minerals crystallize from water.

____ _____ ____ is a sedimentary rock that was formed by organisms.

continents once joined together in a single supercontinent

pangaea drifted apart

which statement below describes how the presence of mesosaurus fossils in south america and africa helps support the hypothesis of continental drift?

vast mountain ranges deep below the ocean's surface

..................... are deep, underwater troughs on the seafloor