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Science
7th Grade
01/13/2014

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magma is....
Definition
molten rock below the earths surface
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lava is....
Definition
molten rock above the earths surface
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weathering is...
Definition
rock Brocken down by win water or ice.
Term
sedimentary....
Definition
compacted/ cemented sediment
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metamorphic....
Definition
formed by heat and pressure
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igneous...
Definition
cooled magma or lava
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erosion
Definition
movement by sediment by wind or water
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rock cycle....
Definition
process that changes/creates roacks
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intrusive....
Definition
formed from cooled magma, have no crystals
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extrusive....
Definition
formed from cooled lava have no crystals
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obsidian....
Definition
volcanic igneous glass
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basalt....
Definition
dark igneous rock
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scoria....
Definition
igneous rocks solidified from foam
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pumice....
Definition
igneous rock solidified ash
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detrital sedimentary rocks....
Definition
rocks made up of sediment
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conglomerate....
Definition
sedimentary rock with large pebbles (smooth)
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sandstone....
Definition
sedimentary rocks with sand (quartz, feldspar)
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shale....
Definition
sedimentary rocks mud or clay with sediment
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Chemical sedimentary rocks....
Definition
rocks formed from dissolved minerals
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limes stone....
Definition
CaCO3 sedimentary (calcium, carbonate)
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halite....
Definition
salt
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organic rocks
Definition
rocks made by plants or animals
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coal
Definition
dead plants
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foliated metamorphic rock....
Definition
has layers or bands
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nonfoliated metamorphic rocks....
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has no layers or bands
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slate metamorphic rock....
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made from shale
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pressure....
Definition
overlying layers
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heat....
Definition
magma below
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schist metamorphic rock....
Definition
" " mica
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gneiss metamorphic rock....
Definition
" " granite
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quartzite metamorphic rock....
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" sandstone
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