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Swift Chapter 3
Question | Answer |
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rock-forming minerals | one of the common minerals that make up most of the rocks of Earth's crust |
granite | a usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust |
basalt | a dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust |
grains | the particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture |
texture | the look and feel of a rock's surface, determined by size, shape, and pattern of a rock's grains |
igneous rock | |
sedimentary rock | a type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together |
metamorphic rock | a type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions |