All terms in this list:
Molten: In melted form
inorganic: lifeless;having no characteristic of living things;not alive;not produced by living things
Magma: Hot molten minerals inside of the earth
Lava: Hot molten minerals on the earth's surface
felsic: made mostly of light colored minerals
mafic: made mostly of dark colored minerals
Silicate mineral: Minerals that contain both silica,and oxygen in their chemical composition
Igneous rocks: -A classification of rock that is formed by the rock cycle process of cooling and crystallization of molten minerals
sedimentary rock: A classification of rock that is formed by the rock cycle process of deposition,burial,and lithification
Metamorphic rock: A classification of rock that is formed when existing rocks have been changed by the rock cycle process of burial,heat,and pressure
rock cycle: -A continuous cycle of natural process that cause one classification of rock to become another classification of rock
paleomagnetic field: A record of the earth's magnetic field preserved by the alignment of magnetic minerals in the rocks of earth's crust at the time that the rocks were formed
metamorphism: to change the properties of any type of rock
supersaturation: The point at which the solution becomes overfilled with minerals and can no longer dissolve any more solid minerals
evaporite mineral: minerals that are precipitated out of solution
sediments: Bits and pieces of rocks or the remains of once living things
deposition: The processes of sediments being dropped on the earth’s surface
Element: matter that is made of only one kind of atom
Radioactive element: An element that decays to form a new more stable element
compound: matter that is made of two or more elements
Rock: A naturally formed,solid material made of one or more minerals
mineral: A solid naturally made inorganic element or compound that has a one of a kind chemical composition and a definite arrangement of atoms.
solution: A mixture of dissolved minerals and liquid (salt water)
precipitate: To cause solid minerals to be separated from a solution
luster: A property that shows the way a mineral reflects light
streak: The property that shows the true color of a mineral
hardness: A property that shows how well a mineral resists being scratched
Crystallization: The cooling and hardening of molten minerals
compaction: The process of sediments being pressed tightly together
lithification: The process of sediments being compacted and centered together
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