https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj Made with eyes on the prize en-us 2018-04-26 15:23:40 UTC 2025-11-22 09:24:07 UTC hello@padlet.com 305125 https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255695678 Igneous rock (derived from the Latin word ignis meaning fire), or magmatic rock, is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic. Igneous rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.]]> 2018-04-26 15:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255695678 305125 https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255696294 Rock that has formed through the deposition and solidification of sediment, especially sediment transported by water (rivers, lakes, and oceans), ice ( glaciers ), and wind. Sedimentary rocks are often deposited in layers, and frequently contain fossils. Note : Limestone and shale are common sedimentary rocks.]]> 2018-04-26 15:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255696294 305125 https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255696936 metamorphic rock definition. Rock that was once one form of rock but has changed to another under the influence of heat, pressure, or some other agent without passing through a liquid phase. Note : Examples are marble, which can be formed from limestone, and slate, which is formed from shale.]]> 2018-04-26 15:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255696936 305125 https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255697825 an idealized cycle of processes undergone by rocks in the earth's crust, involving igneous intrusion, uplift, erosion, transportation, deposition as sedimentary rock, metamorphism, remelting, and further igneous intrusion.]]> 2018-04-26 15:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255697825 305125 https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255698258 wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air.]]> 2018-04-26 15:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255698258 305125 https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255699014 the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.]]> 2018-04-26 15:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255699014 305125 https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255699303 In geology and related fields, a stratum (plural: strata) is a layer of sedimentary rock or soil, or igneous rock that were formed at the Earth's surface, with internally consistent characteristics that distinguish it from other layers.]]> 2018-04-26 15:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255699303 305125 https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255700106 the binding together of particles or other things by cement.]]> 2018-04-26 15:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255700106 305125 https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255700891 The process by which the porosity of a given form of sediment is decreased as a result of its mineral grains being squeezed together by the weight of overlying sediment or by mechanical means. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary.]]> 2018-04-26 15:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255700891 305125 https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255702025 the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.]]> 2018-04-26 15:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/305125/c8phkh4jcecj/wish/255702025