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rock cycle vocab

TermDefinition
exfoliation weathering layers are removed by extreme weathering
biotic (acid) weathering weathering done by plants
biotic (physical) weathering weathering by a living thing
ice wedging breaking of rock when ice expands
erosion wearing away of soil and rock by water, wind, or ice
lava hot, melted rock that pours from a erupting volcano
igneous rock rock formed from cooled lava
cementation minerals glue together loose sediments
compaction loose sediments being squeezed together
rock cycle process where rocks are formed
hydrolysis when water erodes rocks
metamorphic rocks rock formed by heat pressure
thermal weathering weathering done by heat
weathering the breaking down of rocks into smaller peices
carbonation chemical weathering
mechanical weathering weathering done by machines
lithosphere part of earth that includes the upper mantle and the crust
tectonic plates rigid pieces that make up the earths crust
oxidation chemical reaction when a substance is exposed to oxygen
deposistion dropping of sediments by water, wind, or melting ice
chemical weathering weathering done by non physical things
magma molten rock beneath the earths surface
sedimentary rock rock formed by sediment pressed and cemented over time
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