Rocks and Minerals by Gilberto Copado https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f Padlet 6 en-us 2018-04-26 15:24:42 UTC 2018-04-26 15:32:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Igneous Rock 3045371 https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255696231
Igneous rock (derived from the Latin word ignismeaning fire), or magmatic rock, is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic.
]]> 2018-04-26 15:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255696231 Sedimentary Rock 3045371 https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255696547 Rock that has formed through the deposition and solidification of sediment, especially sedimenttransported 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 15:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255696547 Metamorphic Rock 3045371 https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255697308 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.]]> 2018-04-26 15:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255697308 Rock Cycle 3045371 https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255697587 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 15:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255697587 Weathering 3045371 https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255697813 wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air.]]> 2018-04-26 15:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255697813 Erosion 3045371 https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255698056 the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.

"the problem of soil erosion"
]]> 2018-04-26 15:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255698056 Rock Strata 3045371 https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255698361 In geology and related fields, a stratum (plural: strata) is a layer of sedimentary rock or soil, or igneous rockthat were formed at the Earth's surface,]]> 2018-04-26 15:29:57 UTC https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255698361 Cementation 3045371 https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255698686 the binding together of particles or other things by cemen

]]> 2018-04-26 15:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255698686 Compaction 3045371 https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255699259 compaction. (kəm-pāk'shən) 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 15:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255699259 Fossils 3045371 https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255699444 the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.]]> 2018-04-26 15:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/3045371/mf4509m6rz5f/wish/255699444