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ISA4/ISC4

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study of the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth   geology  
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a consolidated mixture of two or more minerals   rocks  
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a naturally occurring inorganic material that has both a definite chemical composition and a crystalline structure   minerals  
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rocks fromed from the accumulation of weathered material (sediments) carried by water, wind, or ice   seimentary rocks  
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rock formed by the crystallization of magma or lava   igneous rocks  
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rock made of preexisting rock that has been altered by high pressure, high temperature, or hot solutions to become more stable under new conditions   metamorphic rocks  
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a model that summarizes the formation, breakdown, and reformation of rock as a result of igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic processes   rock cycle  
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the comprehensive geological theory stating that Earth's outer layer is comosed of lithospheric plates that float on, and move along with, the relatively plastic asthenosphere   plate tectonics  
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convergent, divergent, and transform   plate boundaries  
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slow changes by mechanical or chemical agents at or near Earth's surface that disintegrate or decompose rock   weathering  
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weathering de to frost   frost shattering  
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the process by which weathered particles are removed and transported by a stream, a glacier, the wind, or some other mobile agent   erosion  
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the topography of the Earth (the shape of its surface) is defined by surface features or known as...   landforms  
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the time scale that subdivides earth's 4.5 billion year history into time units of different sizes, from eons to epochs   geologic timeline  
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