Rock cycle Vocab

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Stone Mountain is the largest exposed granite in the world. Granite is a large-grained igneous rock that crystallizes slowly from magma below Earth's surface. What type of rock is it?

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Intrusive

Front

Marble is the __________ formed when heat and pressure act on limestone.

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Metamorphic rock

Front

March 18, 1944: Eruption of Mount Vesuvius with _____________ from the summit.

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Lava

Front

Magma that is thick & stiff with high silica and trapped gases, leading to explosive eruptions.

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Granitic

Front

Basalt, granite, and obsidian are types of ____________ created near volcanoes.

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Igneous rock

Front

Metamorphic rocks like marble and quartzite lack a layered appearance.

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Non-foliated

Front

Common granite is a combination of quartz, feldspar, and biotite minerals.

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rock

Front

The _____________ explains how natural processes form and transform igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.

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Rock cycle

Front

Sand, silt, and clay are sizes of __________________ from largest to smallest.

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Sediment

Front

Sandstone, limestone, and coal are types of __________ formed from sediment compaction and cementation.

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Sedimentary rock