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Rock Cycle
Term | Definition |
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Sedimentary Rock | A type of rock formed from bits of sand and soil that have been deposited by water or air. |
Metamorphic Rock | A rock that forms when heat or pressure changes one rock type to this type |
Igneous Rock | Rocks formed when magma or molten rock that reaches the Earth’s surface and cools. |
Geology | The study of rocks. |
Fossils | The remains or traces of a living thing that died long ago. |
Heat | Warm energy needed to make a metamorphic rock |
Pressure | The weighted energy needed to make a metamorphic rock. |
Sedimentation | The process of depositing bits of sand and soil. |
Recrystallization | The formation of crystals after being dissolved or melted. |