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rock cycle

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What is weathering? when water,wind,ice,and temperature break down rock
what is erotion when sediment is moved one place to another.
what is deposition when sediment comes to rest
what is igneous rock when magma or lava is cooled to become a solid
sedimentary rock forms when minerals get pressed or cemented together.
metamorphic rock when chemicals,pressure, or temperature change existing rock
what is the rock cycle the process when 1 rock changes from another to another
what is uplift the rising of regions of the crust to higher elevations
subsidence is..... the sinking of regions to lower elevations
what is the rift zone a area where a set of deep cracks form.
What is the physical change that has to take place for ig. Rock to turn into sed. Rock Weathering and erotion
What part of rock cycle helps form ig. Rocks but not others When metamorphic rocks melt and cool
What part helps form sed. Rocks Conpacting and cementing
If tectonic plates r moving away from eachother what is formed Rift zone
How does acid rain affect rocks Makes rocks break or turn into sediment
What happens when tectonic plates push things to higher elevations Uplift
What is the path rocks follow Rock cycle
How does se. Rock usualy form When different things stick together as sediment and harden
When magma turned into ig. What happened It colled
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