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rock cycle
vocab words
Term | Definition |
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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 igneous rock | rock formed from the cooling of molten rock on Earth's surface |
Intrusive igneous rock | rock formed from cooling molten rock below Earth's surface |
lava | molten rock that has erupted onto earth's surface |
Lithification | the compaction and cementing of sediment into rock |
Magma | molten rock below Earth's surface |
metamorphic rock | rock that has been changed by heat and pressure |
rock cycle | a continuous series of events through which a rock is transformed from one type to another |
sediment | rock fragments that have been transformed to a different location |
sedimentary rock precipitates | rock formed from sediments, organic remains or chemical |
soil | the top layer of earth's surface that supports plant growth |
weathering | the breakdown of rock due to rain wind ice sunlight and plants |