igneous rock  - formed from solidified lava or magma, sedimentary rock - formed form sediments compacted + cemented , metamorphic rock - formed from heat and pressure , deposition - sediment is dropped from water wind etc.., erosion - sediment is moved by wind,water,glaciers,gravity , weathering - breaking down of rock , continental crust - rock under land. Thick and less dense , rock crystals - these grow large when they have a long time to grow., clast (rock) - piece of rock usually small., sediment - piece of rock , intrusive - igneous rock formed quickly about ground, extrusive - igneous rock formed quickly above ground , lava - molten rock from a valcano, magma - molten rock underground , foliated - metamorphic rock that has banding , precipitate (rock) - formed when sediment comes out of soultion, geology - study of rocks , geologist - person that studies rocks , pressure - force acting on a surface , plate tectonics - how Earth's crust changes based on movement of crust , convergent boundary - when crustal plated collide , divergent boundary - when crustal plates move apart , transform boundary - when crustal plates slide past one another , earthquake - movement in Earth's crust , volcano - crater mountain that lava comes out of, stratigraphy - study of rock layers , igneous intrusion - when magama cuts through rock layers , fault (earthquake) - a break in the crust , rock - a solid made of minerals , mineral - an inorganic solid that is made naturally. Has a definite chemical composition with arranged atoms.,

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