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Rock Cycle
7B
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Science
7th Grade
01/23/2014

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Term
Intrusive
Definition
Igneous rock formed from cooled magma
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Extrusive
Definition
Igneous rock formed from cooled lava
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Granite
Definition
Intrusive rock with crystals
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Obsidian
Definition
Extrusive rock with volcanic grass
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Basalt
Definition
Dark extrusive rock
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Scoria
Definition
Extrusive rock with air holes of solidified foam
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Pumice
Definition
Extrusive rock with solidified foam
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Crystal size
Definition
the longer it takes to cool the bigger the crystal size.
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detrital
Definition
sedimentary rocks made up of sediment
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conglomerate
Definition
large pebbles (smooth)
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sandstone
Definition
sand (quartz, feldspar)
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shale
Definition
mud-clay-sediment
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chemical
Definition
sedimentary rocks formed from dissolved minerals
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limestone
Definition
CaCO3 (calcium/carbonate)
Term
halite
Definition
salt
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organic
Definition
made by animals/plants
Term
coal
Definition
dead plants
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metamorphic
Definition
formed by heat from below and pressure from the top
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foliated
Definition
metamorphic rock- has layers or bands
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non-foliated
Definition
metamorphic rock- has no layers and bands
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slate
Definition
foliated rock made from shale
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schist
Definition
foliated mica
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gneiss
Definition
foliated granite
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marble
Definition
non-foliated rock made from limestone
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quartzite
Definition
non-foliated made from sandstone
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