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| Deposition | process by which sediments are laid down in new locations |
| Erosion | Process by which the products of weathering are moved from one place to another |
| Extrusive Rock | igneous rock formed from lava that cools on the Earth’s surface |
| Foliated | Term used to describe metamorphic rocks that have grains arranged in parallel layers and bands |
| Fossils | Traces of ancient organisms that has been preserved in rocks |
| Igneous Rock | rock formed from molten lava or magma |
| Intrusive Rock | igneous rock formed from magma that cools beneath the Earth’s surface |
| Lava | molten rock above the Earth’s surface |
| Lithification | Lithification is the process by which sediment turns into solid rock. |
| Magma | molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface |
| Metamorphic Rock | rock changed in form as a result of chemical reactions, heat, and/or pressure |
| Ore | mineral of rock from which useful metals of nonmetals can be profitably removed |
| Rock | hard substance composed of one or more minerals |
| Rock Cycle | interrelated processes that cause the continuous changing of rocks form one kind to another |
| Sediment | particles of rock or organic materials that have been carried along and deposited by water, wind, or glaciers; small pieces of rock, shell and other materials that are broken down over time |
| Sedimentary Rock | rock formed by the compacting and cementing of sediments or by other non-igneous processes on the Earth’s surface |
| Subduction | process in which crust plunges back into the interior of the Earth |
