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rock cycle
used in rocks and minerals unit
Term | Definition |
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Depoaition | the natural process of adding transported sediments to a land form |
Erosion | the transportation of rock fragments by weather |
Extrusive igneous rock | rock formed when molten rock that is on earths surface |
Intrusive igneous rock | rock formed from the cooling of molten rock inside earths surface |
lava | molten rock outside earths surface |
lithification | the compacting or cementing of sediments into rock |
magma | molten rock inside earths surface |
metamorphic rock | rock that has been changed by high heat and pressure |
rock cycle | a continuous process that changes one rock to another type of rock |
sediment | rock fragments that have been transported by water or wind |
sedimentary rock | rock formed when sediments layer and harden |
soil | the top layer of Earths surface that supports plant groth |
weathering | the breaking down of rock due to weather |