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| rock that forms from the cooling of magma below the surface or laba at the surface is called |
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| the term used to describe how a mineral reflects light from its surface |
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| processes by which the matericals in a rock are changed into new materials |
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| physical, chemical, and biotoic factors acting in a community |
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| process by which rock is broken into smaller pieces |
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| cause of chemical weathering; combines the element oxygen with other elements or molecules |
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| mechanical and chemical processes that change objects on earths surface over time |
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| process that changes once living material into organic matter |
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| rock material that has been broken down or dissolved in water |
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| mixture of weathered rock, rock fragments, decayed organic matter, water, and air |
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| natural, solid mixture of minerals or particles |
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| rare and attractive mineral that can be worn as jewelry |
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| igneous rock that cools and crystallizes on earths surface |
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| molten rock that erupts on earths surface |
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| molten or liquid rock underground |
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| all of the living organisms in an area |
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| the starting material of soil |
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| when mineral dissolved in water crystallize |
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| the series processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock |
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| when the weight of layers forces out fluids and decrease the space between grains |
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| remains of something that was once alive |
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| materials that have never been alive |
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| are layers of soil formed from the movement of the products of weathering |
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