Chapter 2 Vocabulary
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| mineral | A natural, solid substance that has a definite chemical composition and physical structure.
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| magma | Melted rock within the Earth.
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| igneous rock | A rock formed when magma or lava cools and hardens.
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| lava | Magma that reaches the Earth's surface.
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| weathering | The process of breaking rock into smaller pieces.
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| erosion | The movement or transportation of sediments to new locations.
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| deposition | The dropping of sediment from wind or water that slows down, or from ice that melts.
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| sedimentation | The process of building up layers of sediment over millions of years.
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| cementation | The gluing together of particles of sediment.
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| clastic rock | One group of sedimentary rocks that is made of sediments that were weathered, transported, and deposited in layers.
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| chemical rock | One of a group of sedimentary rocks that is made from minerals that were dissolved in water, came out of solution, and were then deposited.
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| metamorphism | The process by which any kind of rock is changed into metamorphic rock.
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| rock cycle | A process by which rocks are formed from one another.
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