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Academic Raceway 500 __________ metamorphic rock texture consists of parallel alignment of mineral grains. Foliated Nonfoliated

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Academic Raceway 500 ____________ sedimentary rock forms when grains of sand become cemented together. Clastic Chemical

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__________ cools quickly on Earth’s surface. Academic Raceway 500 __________ cools quickly on Earth’s surface. Magma Lava

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Strata are found in _______ rock? Academic Raceway 500 Strata are found in _______ rock? Sedimentary Igneous

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Academic Raceway 500 A type of rock that forms deep within the Earth when magma solidifies is called. Organic Metamorphic

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Academic Raceway 500 A type of rock that forms under high temperature and pressure but is not exposed to enough heat to melt the rock is_________. Igneous Metamorphic

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Academic Raceway 500 After they are deposited, sediments, such as sand, are turned into sedimentary rock when they are compacted and Cemented Weathered

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An igneous rock with a coarse-grained texture forms when_____. Academic Raceway 500 An igneous rock with a coarse-grained texture forms when_____. Magma cools very quickly Magma cools very slowly

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The layering that occurs in sedimentary rock is called_________. Academic Raceway 500 The layering that occurs in sedimentary rock is called_________. Stratification Ripple Marks

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An example of a clastic sedimentary rock is ________. Academic Raceway 500 An example of a clastic sedimentary rock is ________. Gneiss Sandstone

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A solid mixture of crystals of one or more minerals Academic Raceway 500 A solid mixture of crystals of one or more minerals Rock Magma

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The process by which one rock type changes into another. Academic Raceway 500 The process by which one rock type changes into another. Rock Cycle Weathering

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Academic Raceway 500 When magma cools beneath the Earth’s surface, the resulting rock is called__________. Texture Intrusive

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Igneous rock that forms on the Earth’s surface is called_______. Academic Raceway 500 Igneous rock that forms on the Earth’s surface is called_______. Extrusive Intrusive

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Sedimentary rock layers are called_________. Academic Raceway 500 Sedimentary rock layers are called_________. Clastic Strata

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