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Classifying Rocks Vocabulary
Classifying Rocks
8 cards·by science123
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Rock-forming minerals
One of the common minerals that make up most of Earth's crust.
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.
Grains
The particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture.
Texture
The look and feel of a rock's surface, determined by the size, shape, and pattern of a rock's
grains.
Igneous Rock
A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface.
Sedimentary Rock
A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals
are pressed and cemented together.
Metamorphic Rock
A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical
reactions.