| A | B |
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| the destructive process in which water or wind loosens and carries away fragments of rock | erosion |
| the process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind that is carrying it | deposition |
| the process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight | compaction |
| the process by which dissolved inerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together into one mass | cementation |
| a series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another | rock cycle |
| a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface | igneous rock |
| a type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions | metamorphic rock |
| a type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together | sedimentary rock |
| one of the common minerals that make up most of the rocks of Earth's crust | rock forming mineral |
| a usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust | granite |
| a dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust | basalt |
| the particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture | grains |
| the look and feel of a rock's surface | texture |
| small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or organisms | sediment |
| a structure of calcite skeletons built up by coral animals in warm, shallow ocean water | coral reef |
| metamorphic rocks that have grains arranged in parallel layers or bands | foliated |
