2.1 Flashcards
1
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rock cycle
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the series of processes in which a forms changes from one type to another is destroyed and forms again by geological processes
2
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rock
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a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
3
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erosion
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the process by which wind water ice or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
4
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deposition
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the process in which material is laid down
5
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compostition
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the chemical makeup of a rock; describes either the mineral or other materials in the rock
6
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texture
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the quality of a rock that is based on the sizes shapes and positions of the rocks grains
