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Landforms and Rocks
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| elevation | height above sea level |
| plain | a land form with flatland and low relief |
| mountain | a land form with high elevation and high relief |
| plateau | a land form that has high elevation and a more or less flat surface |
| mineral | a natural inorganic solid with a crystal structure and definite chemical composition |
| rock cycle | a series of processes on the surface and inside the earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another |
| sediment | small, solid pieces of material from rocks or organisms; earth materials deposited by erosion |
| sedimentary rock | a type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together |
| metamorphic rock | a rock that forms when a rock is changed by heat, pressure and chemical reactions |