Rock/rock Cylce Flashcards
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What is a sedimentary rock?
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Rocks formed by sediment being pressed together
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What is an Igneous rock?
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Rocks formed by the cooling of magma or lava
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What is a metamorphic rock?
A
Rocks formed by heat and pressure inside earth
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What is magma?
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The mixture of molten rock, gases and water inside earths mantle
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What is lava?
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Molten rock on the surface of the earth
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What is Weathering?
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Process of breaking down rock
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What is Erosion?
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Process of sediment moving from one place to another
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What is Deposition
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Process of sediment being laid down
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What is Volcano Activity?
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Process of magma rising to earths surface and cooling
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What is Heat & Pressure?
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Together these change the composition (material) of the rock
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What is Melting?
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Process of changing from a solid to a liquid
