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Cole Solid Earth vocab

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crust   the outer most layer of Earth  
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rock   a solid material that is made up of one or more minerals  
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mineral   is a solid non-living material that has a specific chemical makeup  
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mantle   a thick layer of rock between Earth's crust and core  
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core   the innermost layer of Earth  
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igneous rock   rock that forms when molten rock hardens and cools  
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sedimentary rock   rock that form when sediments settle, harden, and are cemented together  
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sediment   sand, particles of rock, bits of soil, and the remains of once-living things  
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Metamorphic rock   is new rock that forms when heat, pressure and chemicals act on existing rocks  
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rock cycle   the continuous series of changes that rocks go through  
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lava   molten rock that reaches Earth's surface, such as when a volcano erupts  
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magma   molten rock beneath earth's surface  
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weathering   the slow wearing away of rock into smaller pieces  
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deposition   the dropping of sediment moved by water  
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erosion   the movement of rock material from one place to another  
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