Rock cycle vocab Flashcards

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Rock

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A solid made up of any minerals.

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Sedimentary

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Rocks have been formed through the deposition 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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4
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metamorphic rock

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

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5
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Rock cycle

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the process are continually transformed between the 3 rock types

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6
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sediment

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mineral or organic mater carried and deposited by water or wind that may consolidate into rock (tiny pieces of rock or minerals)

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7
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Weathering

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breaking rocks down to 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 natural forces

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9
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deposition

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when sediments are deposited or dropped of a different location

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10
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cementation

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the hardening and sticking of minerals grains

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11
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molten

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liquified by heat

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12
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magma

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a hot molten rock below the earth’s surface

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13
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lava

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molten rock that erupts from a volcano above the earths suface

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