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vocab lesson 2
Question | Answer |
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Weathering | wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air. |
Erosion | the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents. |
Deposition | the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch. |
Sedimentary rock | rock formed from consolidated clay sediments |
Igneous rock | rock formed by the solidification of molten magma |
Metamorphic rock | rock altered by pressure and heat |
Rock cycle | an idealized cycle of processes undergone by rocks in the earth's crust, involving igneous intrusion, uplift, erosion, transportation, deposition as sedimentary rock, metamorphism, remelting, and further igneous intrusion. |
Uplift | ift (something) up; raise. |
Subsidence | the gradual caving in or sinking of an area of land. |
Rift zone | A rift zone is a feature of some volcanoes, especially the shield volcanoes of Hawaii, in which a linear series of fissures in the volcanic edifice allows lava to be erupted from the volcano's flank instead of from its summit |