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8th Grade
09/19/2012

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Term
texture
Definition
size, shape, and pattern of the rock’s grains.
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Grains
Definition
particles of minerals or other rocks. It gives the rock it's texture.
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coarse-grained
Definition
large and easy to see.
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fine-grained
Definition
grains that can only be seen with a microscope.
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grain shape
Definition
smooth and rounded,others are jagged.
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grain pattern
Definition
Some grains will lie in flat layers, others are wavy or swirling.
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igneous rock
Definition
forms from the cooling of molten rock.
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sedimentary rock
Definition
forms when particles of other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together. Forms in layers below the surface.
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metamorphic rock
Definition
formed when an existing rock is changed by hear, pressure, or chemical reactions. Forms deep underground.
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extrusive rock
Definition
igneous rock formed when lava that erupts onto the Earth's surface.
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intrusive rock
Definition
igneous rock that formed when magma hardened beneath the Earth's surface.
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porphyritic
Definition
A rock with large crystals scattered around much smaller crystals.
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silica
Definition
a material formed form oxygen and silicon.
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Sediment
Definition
small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things.
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Deposition
Definition
the process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it.
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Erosion
Definition
occurs when running water or wind loosen and carry away the fragments of rock.
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compaction
Definition
the process that presses sediments together.
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cementation
Definition
the process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together.
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clastic
Definition
a sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together.
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organic rock
Definition
forms where the remains of plants and animals are deposited in thick layers.
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foliated
Definition
when metamorphic rocks have their grains arranged in parallel layers or bands. From the Latin word "leaf".
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Non-Foliated
Definition
mineral grains are not arranged in plains or bands- random
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rock cycle
Definition
a series of processes on and beneath Earth's surface that slowly change rocks from one kind to another.
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Coral Reef
Definition
city under the sea. Provides both food and shelter for many sea animals.
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Fringing Reefs
Definition
reef close to the shore; separated by shallow water from land
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Barrier Reefs
Definition
reef that lies farther out.
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Atolls
Definition
A ring-shaped coral island found far from land; develops when coral grows on top of a volcanic island that has sunk below the ocean.
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