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Chapter 16 Vocabulary
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deposited : put, laid, or set down
sediments : small pieces of rock, soil, and other materials
extrusive : fine-grained igneous rock that forms when magma cools quickly at or near Earth's surface
intrusive : a type of ingneous rock that generally contains large crystals and forms when magma cools slowly beneath Earth's surface.
lava : magma that reaches Earth's surface
magma : molten rock beneath the Earth's surface
rocks : solid materials made of minerals
cemented : glued together by tiny crystals precipitated from fluids in the pores of sediment
compacted : pounded down; hard and dense
fossils : the perserved trace, imprint, or remains of a plant or animal
contact metamorphism : a change in the texture, structure, or chemical composition of a rock due to contact with magma.
foliation : the work of coating glass with metal foil
regional metamorphism : a change in the texture, structure, or chemical composition of a rock due to changes in temperature and pressure over a large area, generally as a result of tectonic forces.
stable : firm and dependable; not taking part readily in chemical change
Chapter 16 Vocabulary
Across:3. | fine-grained igneous rock that forms when magma cools quickly at or near Earth's surface | 4. | the perserved trace, imprint, or remains of a plant or animal | 8. | firm and dependable; not taking part readily in chemical change | 9. | molten rock beneath the Earth's surface |
| 12. | solid materials made of minerals | 13. | glued together by tiny crystals precipitated from fluids in the pores of sediment | 14. | a change in the texture, structure, or chemical composition of a rock due to changes in temperature and pressure over a large area, generally as a result of tectonic forces. |
| | Down:1. | a type of ingneous rock that generally contains large crystals and forms when magma cools slowly beneath Earth's surface. | 2. | a change in the texture, structure, or chemical composition of a rock due to contact with magma. | 5. | magma that reaches Earth's surface | 6. | small pieces of rock, soil, and other materials |
| 7. | the work of coating glass with metal foil | 10. | put, laid, or set down | 11. | pounded down; hard and dense |
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Chapter 16 Vocabulary
Across:3. | fine-grained igneous rock that forms when magma cools quickly at or near Earth's surface | 4. | the perserved trace, imprint, or remains of a plant or animal | 8. | firm and dependable; not taking part readily in chemical change | 9. | molten rock beneath the Earth's surface |
| 12. | solid materials made of minerals | 13. | glued together by tiny crystals precipitated from fluids in the pores of sediment | 14. | a change in the texture, structure, or chemical composition of a rock due to changes in temperature and pressure over a large area, generally as a result of tectonic forces. |
| | Down:1. | a type of ingneous rock that generally contains large crystals and forms when magma cools slowly beneath Earth's surface. | 2. | a change in the texture, structure, or chemical composition of a rock due to contact with magma. | 5. | magma that reaches Earth's surface | 6. | small pieces of rock, soil, and other materials |
| 7. | the work of coating glass with metal foil | 10. | put, laid, or set down | 11. | pounded down; hard and dense |
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