Ch 5 Science Vocab- Rocks, Soil and Change

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Rock formed from pressed and cemented sediments...

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sedimentary rock

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Rock formed by heat and pressure...

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metamorphic rock

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Rock formed when melted rock cools and hardens...

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igneous rock

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Natural, solid, nonliving material made from one or more minerals.

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rock

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Material from nonliving matter

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Mineral

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Layer of loose material covering Earth's land

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soil

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Soil with HUMUS, SAND, SILT, and CLAY

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loam

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No longer lives on Earth.

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extinct

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Remains or mark of a living thing from long ago...

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fossil

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Process that breaks rock into smaller pieces:

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weathering