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rock cycle
Question | Answer |
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What does Weathering mean? | The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock. |
What does erosion mean? | The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another. |
What does deposition mean? | The process by which sediment is dropped off in a new location. |
What does Igneous rock mean? | When magma or lava cools and hardens to become a solid. |
What does Sedimentary rock means? | When minerals that form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together. |
What does Metamorphic rock mean? | When pressure, temperature, or chemical process change existing rock. |
What does the rock cycles mean? | Which rock changes from one type of rock to another. |
What does uplift mean? | The rising of regions of the crust to higher elevations. |
What does subsidence mean? | The sinking of regions of the crust to lower elevations. |
What does rift zone mean? | An area where a set of deep cracks can form. |