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- 1. Size
- 6. process in which sediments compact under pressure, expel connate fluids, and gradually become solid rock.
- 7. of, relating to, or derived from living organisms
- 9. formed when magma penetrates existing rock, crystallizes, and solidifies
- 12. soft, brittle, fine-grained, and easily eroded sedimentary rock
- 14. process of splitting into thin sheets or laminae.
- 16. processes that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material
- 20. coarse-grained sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments
- 21. nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons
- 22. made from volcanos
- 24. mode of igneous volcanic rock formation in which hot magma from inside the Earth
- 25. fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous, metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type
- 27. metamorphism due to contact with or proximity to an igneous intrusion.
- 30. way to get around
- 31. forms at higher temperatures and pressures than schist.
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- 2. form when pressure is uniform, or near the surface where pressure is very low.
- 3. CO₃²⁻
- 4. measure of its resistance to deformation at a given rate
- 5. third stage in the formation of a sedimentary rock
- 8. substances as studied in chemistry.
- 10. physical force exerted
- 11. process of wearing or being worn
- 13. mass of igneous rock that has solidified below the surface of the earth.
- 14. rich in elements that form feldspar and quartz.
- 15. hot semi-liquid located under Earth's surface
- 17. metamorphism affecting rocks over an extensive area as a result of the large-scale action of heat and pressure.
- 18. igneous rock rich in magnesium and iron.
- 19. hot
- 20. denoting rocks composed of broken pieces of older rocks.
- 23. turn from liquid into vapor.
- 26. rock formed from angular gravel and boulder-sized clasts cemented together in a matrix.
- 28. SiO2
- 29. between beginner and expert