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The breaking down of Earth's rocks and mineral into smaller particles through direct contact with the atmosphere. (wind, water and Ice) Weathering Break Down for $100

Breaking down of mineral or rock material by entirely mechanical methods. Physical Break Down Break Down for $200

The composition of the weathered rock is changed.. Chemical Weathering Break Down for $300

The process that moves weathered sediments from one location to another.Erosion Break Down for $400

When sediments stop traveling by water or wind and settles out and accumulates in one place.Deposition Break Down for $500

This happens to magma and lava once they harden. Igneous Rock Forms. Fired Up for $100

Fire Up rock that is formed from lava that erupted onto Earth’s surface Extrusive Rock Fired Up for $200

Fire Up rock that forms when magma cools and hardens beneath Earth’s surfaceIntrusive Fired Up for $300

The more slowly molten rock cools within the Earth, the ________the Fire Up rocks crystals will be.Larger Fired Up for $400

The name of the Igneous rock that is smooth and shiny when it is cooled. Obsidian Fired Up for $500

A rock formed when sediments are buried, compressed, and cemented together. Sedimentary Rock Pieces for $100

A rock formed when sediments are buried, compressed, and cemented together. Sedimentary Rock Pieces for $200

Something that is found almost only in sedimentary rock. Fossils Pieces for $300

What step in the rock cycle would be required to change granite into sandstone? a. Magma hardens into granite sediment b. granite particles settle on the ocean floor. c. Lava flows melt the granite sediment d. Pieces of granite melt when they return to the mantle by subduction. b. granite particles settle on the ocean floor Pieces for $400

What type of sedimentary rock forms when minerals that are dissolved in a solution crystallize Chemical Rock Pieces for $500

Rocks driven underground where heat and pressure partially melt and recrystallize form this type of rock. Metamorphic Rock Morph for $100

The heat that changes a rock into metamorphic rock comes from the ___________ The heat of the Mantle Morph for $200

What type of rocks can be changed during the Metamorphic phase of the rock cycle. Igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. Morph for $300

Rock that has grains arranged in parallel layers. (also known as banding)Foliated Morph for $400

___________and ________ are forces that can cause Igneous rock to become magma Subduction and melting Morph for $500

Minerals are classified according to their ____________. Properties Minerals for $100

The hardness of minerals can be measured be this hardness scale; Mohs Hardness Scale Minerals for $200

A set of atoms that are arranged in in a repeating pattern are called… Chrystaline structure Minerals for $300

Minerals may form when solutions ____________ Evaporate Minerals for $400

Place a mineral on over a printed page and look at the word, you see two images. Light Refraction Minerals for $500