https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k Made with a bold sensibility en-us 2018-04-26 19:04:15 UTC 2025-10-09 13:51:47 UTC hello@padlet.com 3051611 https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255803418 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. Igneous rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.]]> 2018-04-26 19:05:29 UTC https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255803418 3051611 https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255803834 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 19:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255803834 3051611 https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255804155 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 19:07:45 UTC https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255804155 3051611 https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255804599 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 19:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255804599 3051611 https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255804886 wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air.]]> 2018-04-26 19:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255804886 3051611 https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255805299 the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.]]> 2018-04-26 19:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255805299 3051611 https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255805575 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, with internally consistent characteristics that distinguish it from other layers.]]> 2018-04-26 19:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255805575 3051611 https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255805851

the binding together of particles or other things by cement.

]]> 2018-04-26 19:12:40 UTC https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255805851 3051611 https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255806136 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 19:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255806136 3051611 https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255806435 the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.]]> 2018-04-26 19:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/3051611/qqr9p586lm5k/wish/255806435