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 soldification of sedimet.

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lgneous rock

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formed by a volcanno or the solidification of molten rock

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4
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metamorphic rock

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formed by extreme heatand pressur that changes the stucture of rock

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5
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rock cycle

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the process in which rocks are continuously transformed betweem the 3 rock types

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6
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sedment

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mineral or organic matter carried and deposied by water or wind that may consolidate in to rock

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7
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wetthering

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beraks rocks sown into sediment using wind ice water and extreme temperatures

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erosion

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the movment of rock or sediment due to wind water gravity and other natural forcess

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9
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deposition

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when sediments are deposited or dropped off in different location.

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10
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cementation

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the hardening and striking of mineral grains .

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11
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molten

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liquifed by heat

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12
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magma

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A hot molte rock below the earth surface

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13
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lava

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molten rock that erupts from a volcano. above the erarth surface

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