Rock Vocabulary
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- length of a rock means
- How long the rock is (as measured in our class by inches...)
- igneous rock
- Fire rocks and are formed either underground or above ground utilizing intense heat
- Igneous rocks are froom the...
- cooling of molten rock called magma
- sedimentary rock
- crushed stone, animal parts, and plant parts combined in layers over long period of time with pressure
- Rock Cycle
- The formation of Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks is called the ___?___ cycle
- magma
- deep within the earth... melted rock as cools it becomes igneous rock
- Metamorphic rocks are formed thru...
- Physical change due to heat and pressure to form another type of rock
- In Sedimentary rock
- In what rock is a fossil found?
- Chemical elements
- The basic building blocks of all rocks, minerals, liquids, and gases are ______ _______
- Meteorites
- Rocks from outer space that fall to Earth and survive entry are called...
- Igneous Rocks
- What are rocks which are solidified by molten (hot) lava are called this
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Sedimentary rock will become
this when changed in the Rock Cycle. - Metamorphic Rock
- Sedimentary rocks are formed from
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1] the weathering and transport (moving) or pre-existing rocks
2] chemical precipitation of sediments - Intense heat and pressure will create this kind of rock
- Igneous
- Asphalt
- Is a black sedimentary rock
- Nimtz Quarry
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