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Cementation

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The gluing together of sediment by new mineral crystals

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Compaction

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The squeezing of sediment by the weight of overlying layers

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Erosion

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The wearing away and removal of rock

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What are the three types of sediment transportation

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Air - sediment gets picked up by air
Water - sediment gets transported through rivers
Ice - sediment gets moved slowly by glaciers

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Fossil

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The remains or traces of an ancient organism preserved in rock

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Igneous rock

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Any rock formed by the cooling of magma or lava

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Lava

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Hot liquid rock located above the earth’s surface

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Magma

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Hot liquid rock located beneath the earth’s surface

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Melting

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A change of state from solid to liquid

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Metamorphic Rock

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Any rock that has been changed by intense heat and pressure

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Mineral

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A natural substance usually found as crystals in rocks

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Parent rock

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The original rock from which a metamorphic rock formed

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Rock Cycle

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The set of changes that turn one rock type into another

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Sediment

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Small rock fragments such as mud, sand or gravel

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Sedimentary rock

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Any rock formed when sediment is compacted or cemented

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Solidification

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A change if state from liquid to solid

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Weathering

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The breakdown of rocks into small grains or soil

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Mafic Rocks

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Rocks that have a low silica content, dark in colour, high in iron and magnesium

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Felsic Rock

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Rocks that have a high silica content, light in colour, high in aluminium and phosphorus

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Clastic Rock

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Rocks formed by the compaction or cementation of sediments

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Biochemical Rock

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Rocks formed by the shells and bodies of animals and plants

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Chemical Rock

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Rocks formed from the precipitation or evaporation of rockks

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Precipitate

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Chemical Rocks formed from precipitation

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Evaporate

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Chemical Rocks formed from evaporation

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