Rock Transformations (spelling and vocab) Flashcards
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Cementation
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The process of sediment being glued together
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Compaction
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The process of sediment being buried and pressed together
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Igneous Rock
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The rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid
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Magma
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hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth.
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Matter
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Anything that has mass and takes up space.
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Rock formation
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A region of rock that formed together as a single rock type.
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Sample
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A small part that is meant to show what the whole is like.
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Sediment
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Small pieces of rock
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Sedimentary rock
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The rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together
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Weathering
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The process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water.
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Subduction
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The process by which rock material moves under the Earth’s outer layer and into the materials due to plate motion
