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1
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What is the rock cycle

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Sedimentary rock
Metamorphic rock
Igneous rock

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Forms when sediment and the remains of tiny living things settle and harden

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Sedimentary rock

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The process of breaking down rocks

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Weathering

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Breaks rocks into smaller and smaller pieces

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Mechanical weathering

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Transforms rocks into new substances

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Chemical weathering

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Cools to form igneous rock

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Magmus

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Igneous rock under great heat and pressure forms what?

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Metamorphic rock

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Forms when magma cooks either below or above Earth’s surface

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Igneous rock

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The process by which water in a rock freezes and expands during the winter, acts like a wedge and forces the rock apart.

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Frost wedging

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The process when water gets underneath a rock and as it expands it pushes the rock farther out of the ground.

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Frost heaving

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A shift in the ground around rocks causes them to expand rapidly

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Pressure release

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Mechanical weathering that occurs when rocks rub against each other

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Abrasion

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Sheets of rock peel away like layers of an onion

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Exfoliation

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What are the two most common types of chemical weathering?

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Oxidation and reaction of acids

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Acid formed when the carbon dioxide dissolves in the water

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Carbonic acid

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What are often found growing on rocks in the woods?

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Lichens and moss

17
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Rain containing sulfuric acid, carbonic acid, and other chemicals

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Acid rain

18
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What hangs from the ceiling and Look like stone icicles

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Stalactites

19
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What grow on the ground as a result of dripping of dissolved calcite

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Stalagmite

20
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What is hummus

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Decayed organic material

21
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What is a pedologetsts

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Scientists who study’s soil

22
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The equal parts of sand slit and clay

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Loam

23
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Drake and Cole took hike near the campsite to collect leaves for a project. They found interesting trees growing among the boulders and rocks that formed a ridge. From the top of the ridge, they looked back at their camp in possibly formed through erosion and deposition

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Glaciers melted and pushed the rock

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