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Minerals A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a definite chemical composition and crystal shape.

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1 minerals A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a definite chemical composition and crystal shape

2 inorganic Not formed from living things or the remains of living things

3 physical properties Can be observed or measured in order to describe or identify a substance

4 rock Hard substance made of one or more minerals

5 metamorphic rock Rock formed from heat, and pressure

6 igneous rock Rock formed when magma or lava cools and hardens

7 extrusive rock An igneous rock formed from a volcanic eruption

8 intrusive rock Formed from magma that has cooled and hardened inside the Earth

9 sedimentary rock Rock formed from the compacting and cementing of sediment

10 weathering The breaking down of rocks into sediment

11 sediment Fragmented material formed from rocks broken down by weathering

12 erosion Movement of sediment from one place to another

13 deposition Sediment is deposited, or laid down, in new places

14 compaction Sediment is squeezed together

15 cementation Sediment begins to stick together

16 rock cycle The continuous change of rocks from one type to another

17 uplift The process that moves large bodies of Earth’s material to higher elevations

18 Physical weathering The process that breaks down rocks and minerals without changing their compositions

19 Chemical weathering The process that changes the compostion of rocks and minerals due to exposure to the environment

20 Mass wasting The downhill movement of a large mass of rocks or soil due to gravity

21 glacier A large mass of ice that moves slowly across Earth’s surface

22 Thermal expansion/contraction
The heating and cooling of rocks causing them to break


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