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