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| Cementation | The process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together into one mass. |
| Compaction | The process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight. |
| Sediment | Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or organisms. |
| Intrusive Rock | Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth’s surface. |
| Deposition | The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind that is carrying it. |
| Erosion | The destructive process in which water or wind loosens and carries away fragments of rock. |
| Extrusive Rock | Igneous rock that forms from lava on Earth’s surface. |
| Igneous Rock | Any property of a substance that produces a change in the composition of matter. |
| Granite | A usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust. |
| Basalt | A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust. |
| Metamorphic Rock | A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions. |
| Texture | The look and feel of a rock’s surface, determined by the size, shape, and pattern of rock's grains. |
| Grains | The particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture. |
| Sedimentary | A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed an cemented together. |
