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Rock Cycle
Key words for KS3 on the topic of the rock cycle
Question | Answer |
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weathering | the effects of the sun, wind, or rain on rock, often breaking small pieces off. |
erosion | If soil, stone, etc erodes or is eroded, it is gradually damaged and removed by the sea, rain, or wind |
deposit | something is put down somewhere |
pressure | the force that you produce when you push something |
compress | flattened by pressure; squeeze; press |
erupt | a volcano becomes active and ejects lava, ash, and gases |
density | particles closely packed together in a substance |
combination | the mixture you get when two or more things put together |
solidify | to become solid after a hot melted substance has cooled |
form | to begin to exist or to make something begin to exist |
sediment | sand, stones, etc. that eventually form a layer of rock |
igneous | rock formed from magma |