Rock cycle Vocabulary words Flashcards
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Rock
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A solid Made up of many different minerals.
2
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Sedimentary rock
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Rocks that have been formed thou deposition of and solidification of sediment.
3
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Igneous rock
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Formed from the solidification of molted rock.
4
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Metamorphic rock
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Formed by extreme heat and presser that changes the structure.
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Rock cycle
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The process in which rocks are continuously transformed between the 3 types of rocks.
6
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Sediment
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Tiny peaces of rock and minerals.
7
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Weathering
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Breaks rocks down into sediment.
8
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Erosion
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The movement of small peaces of rock.
9
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Deposition
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When sediments Are dropped off in a different location.
10
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Cementation
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The harding and sticking of mineral and granes .
11
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Molten
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Liquefied by heat.
12
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Magma
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A hot, mollten rock below the earth surfice
