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Earth & Space Rock Cycle CH 6

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The process by which sediments are glued together by minerals that are deposited by water
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Igneous rock that is created when magma cools deep inside the crust
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Rock formed from lava or magma
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Rock that is formed when the ions of dissolved minerals precipitate out of water because of changing concentrations of chemicals
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Molten material above the surface of the Earth
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Molten material below the surface of the Earth
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A type of metamorphism in which there is a change in the texture, structure, or chemical composition of a rock due to changes in temperature and pressure over a large area, generally as a result of tectonic forces
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Describes magma or igneous rock that is rich in feldspars and silica and that is generally light in color
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Rocks formed from other rocks that have been altered by heat and or pressure
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Rock formed when fragments of preexisting rocks are compacted or cemented together
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The metamorphic rock texture in which mineral grains are arranged in planes or bands (ex: stripes)
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The process of turning from a solid to a liquid due to exposure to heat
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Made of crystals
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Igneous rock that forms when lava cools at Earth's surface
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A type of metamorphism where there is a change in the texture, structure, or chemical composition of a rock due to contact with magma
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Rock formed from bits and pieces of other rocks
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The metamorphic rock texture in which mineral grains are not arranged in planes or bands
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Loose fragments of rock, minerals, and organic material that result from natural processes, including the breakdown of rocks
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The process in which one type of rock changes into metamorphic rock because of chemical processes or changes in temperature or pressure
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The material that makes up the solid parts of Earth
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The process in which sediment is squeezed and in which the size of the pore space between sediment gains is reduced by the weight and pressure of overlying layers
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Describes magma or igneous rock that is rich in magnesium and iron and that is generally dark in color
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The series of processes in which rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again by geological processes
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A vent through which magma, gases, or volcanic ash is expelled