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Rock cycle
Question | Answer |
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Deposition | the natural process of adding transported sediments to a landform |
Erosion | the transport of fragments of rock by water, wind, ice, or gravity. |
Extrusive ingeous rock | rock formed from cooling of molten rock on earths surface. |
Intrusive igneous rock | rock formed from cooling of molten rock below the earths surface |
Lava | molten rock that has erupted onto earths surface |
Lithiification | the compaction and cementation of sediment into rock |
Magma | molten rock below the earths surface |
Metamorphic rock | rock that has been changed by heat and pressure |
Rock cycle | a continuous series of events through which rock is tranformed from one type to another. |
sediment | rock fragments that have been transported to a diffrent location |
sedimentary rock | rock formed from sediments , organics remains, or chemical precipitates |
soil | the top layer of the earths surface that supports plants growth. |
weathering | the breakdown of rock due to rain , wind , ice , sunlight, and plants |