rock cycle voculary words 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 depostitionof the solidification of sediment

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igneus rock

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formed by a volcano or the solidification of molten rock

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metamophic rock

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formed by extreme heat and presure that changes the structure of rock

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rock cycle

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the process in which rocks are continously 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. (TINY PIECES OF ROCK OR MINERALS.)

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weathering

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breaks rocks down into sediment using: wind, ice ,water, and extreame tempatures.

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erosion

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the kovment of small pieces of rock or sediment due to wind, gravity and other natural forces

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deposition

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when sediments are deposited or dropped off in a differint 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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liqified by heat

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magma

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a hot, molten rock below the earths surface

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lava

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molten rock erupts from a volcano. above the earths surface

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