Download pdf - Types of Rocks - Vocab Cards...1 Types of Rocks - Vocab Cards erosion noun the process by which material from the earth's surface is moved by forces such as glaciers, wind, and water

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TypesofRocks-VocabCardserosionerosionnoun

theprocessbywhichmaterialfromtheearth'ssurfaceistheprocessbywhichmaterialfromtheearth'ssurfaceismovedbyforcessuchasglaciers,wind,andwater.movedbyforcessuchasglaciers,wind,andwater.

Duringastrongstorm,erosioncanchangethemakeupofapieceoflandbymovingkeynutrientsandminerals.

fossilfossil noun

theremainsortraceofaliv inganimalorplantfromalongtheremainsortraceofaliv inganimalorplantfromalongtimeago.timeago.Theyarefoundembeddedinearthorrock.Theyarefoundembeddedinearthorrock.

Thefossilofanancientfishtrappedintherocksupportedthetheorythattheareahadoncebeenasea.

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igneousigneousadjective

formedbyavolcanoorthesolidificationofmoltenrock.formedbyavolcanoorthesolidificationofmoltenrock.

Graniteisanigneousrock;itwasformedfrommoltenrock.

lavalavanoun

hot,meltedrockthateruptsfromavolcano.hot,meltedrockthateruptsfromavolcano.

Claireranfromtheriverofhot,fierylavathatcamespillingoverthesidesofthevolcano.





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magmamagmanoun

hot,l iquidmatterbeneaththeearth'ssurfacethatcoolstohot,l iquidmatterbeneaththeearth'ssurfacethatcoolstoformigneousrock.formigneousrock.Whenitreachestheearth'ssurface,asWhenitreachestheearth'ssurface,aswhenavolcanoerupts,itiscalledlava.whenavolcanoerupts,itiscalledlava.

DeepbelowEarth'ssolidsurface,magmaisflowingthatonedaywillcoolintorock.

metamorphicmetamorphicadjective

formedbyextremeheatorpressurethatchangestheformedbyextremeheatorpressurethatchangesthestructureofrock.structureofrock.

Marbleisonetypeofmetamorphicrock.It’sformedfromanotherrockunderheatandpressure.





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mineralmineral noun

apure,hardsubstanceintheearththatdoesnotcomeapure,hardsubstanceintheearththatdoesnotcomefromananimaloraplant.fromananimaloraplant.

Atthemuseum,wesawararemineralthatwasfoundundergroundinTexas.

sedimentsedimentnoun

materialdepositedbywater,wind,orice.materialdepositedbywater,wind,orice.

Theglacierleftbehinddifferenttexturedsedimentasitadvanced.





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sedimentarysedimentary adjective

formedfromsediment.formedfromsediment.

Limestoneisonetypeofsedimentaryrock,asyoucanseebyitsdifferentlayersofsediments.

weatherweatherverb

tochangeasaresultofbeingexposedtotheweather.tochangeasaresultofbeingexposedtotheweather.

Theredwoodendeckchairsweatheredtoasoftpinkaftersittingoutsideallsummer.



