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A scientist who studies rocks
Geologist
Paleontologist
A rock which comes from magma that has cooled down into solid rock.
Igneous rock
Sedimentary rock
The process where liquid magma or lava cools down and becomes solid rock
Solidification
Melting
An igneous rock that has formed from lava cooling down on the surface of the Earth.
Extrusive igneous rock
Intrusive igneous rock
An igneous rock that has formed when magma cools down inside the Earth’s crust.
Extrusive igneous rock
Intrusive igneous rock
Part of a rock made of different substances.
Crystal
Mineral
The particular shaped structure of a mineral
Crystal
Fossil
The adjective for crystal. So we describe an igneous rock as c______ because it is made up of crystals
Crystalline
Crystallous
This expression means we can see something with our eyes without the help of a magnifying glass or hand lens
Easy eye
Naked eye
A rock made from small pieces of other rock stuck together
Igneous rock
Sedimentary rock
Very small pieces of rock
Sediment
Sedimentation
The process where sediments build up in layers on the sea bed or lake bed
Sedimentation
Sedimentary
A process where weather or plant roots break up rocks
Weathering
Withering
When weather or water wear down rocks. The noun is ‘erosion’. Erosion can be done by rivers, ice or wind
Erode
Eride
To carry. In this topic we are talking about sediments being t______ by a river to another place such as the sea.
Terrain
Transport
The landform that a river erodes in the rocks. The river flows in the v_____
Vein
Valley
