The Ultimate Rock Cycle

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Sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystallize out of solution, such as sea water is called..

A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter is called

What do the size, shape, and position of the grains that make up a rock determine?

What is the chemical makeup, or mineral content, of a rock based on?

Sheetlike intrusions that lie parallel to previous rock units are called..

A rock at the Earth's surface is primarily affected by forces of..

When sediment is deposited in bodies of water or other low lying areas is called..

Movement within the Earth that causes buried rock to be exposed at the Earths surface is called..