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Weathering• The breaking down of Earth’s
materials by natural processes (water, wind, ice, chemicals, etc.) into smaller pieces or sediments
Deposition• Weathered sediments are laid
down in a new location helping create new landforms or rocks
Igneous Rock
• Formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
• 2 Types– Extrusive Igneous Rock– Intrusive Igneous Rock
Extrusive Igneous Rock• Formed above ground from lava
cooling and hardening• Characteristics from Cooling
Quickly– Small or no crystals– Fine-grained texture
Intrusive Igneous Rock• Formed below ground from magma
cooling and hardening• Characteristics from Cooling Slowly
– Large or small crystals– Coarse-grained texture
Sedimentary Rock
• Formed from sediments (rock fragments, mineral grains, animal or plant remains) that are pressed or cemented together
• 3 Types– Clastic Sedimentary Rock– Organic Sedimentary Rock– Chemical Sedimentary Rock
Law of Superposition
• States that layers and fossils on top are younger than lower layers
• Strata – horizontal layers formed from deposited sedimentary rock
• Stratification – process of arranging sedimentary rocks into layers
Metamorphic Rock• Rock changes due to intense heat
and high pressure then recrystallizes– Not heated enough to melt the rock
• 2 Types– Foliated Metamorphic Rock– Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock
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