Rock cycle vocab 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 wend water gravity and other natural forces

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deposition

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When sediments are deposited or dropped off in different location

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cementation

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The hardening and sticking of mineral grains

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molten

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liquified by heat

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magma

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A hot molten rock below the earth’s surface

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