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Rock Cycle

TermDefinition
Sediment Material (such as gravel, sand, mud and lime that is transported and deposited by wind, water, ice, or gravity.
Cementation The process by which clastic sediment is lithified by precipitation of mineral cement, such as calcite cement, among the grains of the sediment.
lithification The processes by which sediment is converted into sedimentary rock. These processes include cementation and compaction
melting To go from a solid state to a liquid state
uplift A structurally high area in the crust, produced by movements that raise the rocks, as in a broad dome or arch.
weathering The processes by which rocks are chemically altered or physically broken into fragments as a result of exposure to atmospheric agents and the pressures and temperatures at the near Earth's surface.
erosion The processes that loosen sediment and move it from one place to another on Earth's surface. Agents include water ice wind and gravity.
magma Molten rock, generally a silicate melts with suspended crystals and dissolved gases
compaction Tighter packing of sedimentary grains causing weak lithification and a decrease in porosity, usually from weight of overlying sediment
metamorphism Alteration of the minerals and textures of a rock by changes in temperature and pressure, and / or by a gain or loss of chemical components
pressure The force per unit of area exerted upon something, such as on a surface
deposition The settling of materials out of a transporting medium
transportation The processes that carry sediment or other materials away from their point of origin. Includes wind, water, and mantle convection currents.
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