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| melted rock material that reaches Earth's surface before it cools and hardens |
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| a mine, usually near or at Earth's surface, from which rock is removed |
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| the remains or traces of a living thing from the past, preserved in rock |
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| melted rock material that forms deep within Earth |
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| the continuous series of changes that rocks undergo |
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| bits of weathered rocks and minerals and pieces of dead plants or animals |
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| a process in which minerals, deposited as water evaporates, bind sediments into solid rock |
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| the solid material composed of minerals that forms Earth's crust |
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| form when pre-existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemicals |
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| form when hot, melted material cool and hardens |
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| form from small bits of rocks and minerals that become cemented by natural processes |
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| Metamorphism changes bituminous coal into __________, the coal with the highest percentages of carbon. |
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| __________ help scientist learn about organisms from the past. |
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| Sediments squeeze much of the water out of peat, forming __________. |
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| A rocks _________ depends on how long it takes for the minerals within a rock to form. |
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| Each year, billions of rock are removed from __________ all over the world. |
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| Magma is deep within Earth, but once it reaches the surface it is kown as __________.
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| Granite used in a building and a __________ countertop are examples of dimension stone. |
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| Most of the rock leaves a quarry as __________. |
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| Swamp plants decay and form a dark, watery material called _________. |
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