Rock Cycle Flashcards

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Rock

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A solid made up of many different minerals.

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Sedimentary Rock

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Rocks that have been formed through the deposition of and solidification of sediment

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Igneous Rock

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Formed by a volcano or the solidification of molten rock

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Metamorphic Rock

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Formed by extreme heat and pressure that changes the structure of rock

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Rock Cycle

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The process in which rocks are continuously transformed between the 3 rock types

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Sediment

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Mineral or organic matter carried and deposited by water or wind that may consolidate into rock

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Weathering

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Breaks rocks down into sediment using: wind, ice, water, and extreme temperatures

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Erosion

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The movement of small pieces of rock or sediment due to wind, water, gravity and other natrual forces.

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Deposition

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When sediments are deposited or dropped off in a differnt location

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Cementation

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the hardening and sticking of minerals grains

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Molten

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Liquefied by heat

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Magma

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A hot, molten rock below the earth’s surface

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lava

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molten rock that erupts from a volcano.

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