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Rock Cycle
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cementation | The pushing together of sediments |
| Compaction | Gluing sediment together |
| Lithification | what its called when Compaction and Cementing Happen |
| Stratifiction | The process of Erosion,Weathering,Deposition, and Lithification Happen also the process rocks have to go through to become Sedimentary Rock |
| Sediment | Rock fragments |
| Igneous Rock | Rock made from melting and cooling a rock |
| Metamorphic Rock | Rock made from heat and presure |
| Sedimentary Rock | Rock that goes through Stratification |
| Intrusive Igneous Rock | Rock made slowly in the earth |
| Extrusive Igneous Rock | Rock made quickly on top of the Earth |
| Erosion | Rock moving somewhere else by Gravity,Wind,Water,ect.... |
| Weathering | Rocks being weathered down by Sunlight,Plants,Wind,Water, and Ice |
| Deposition | Sediments by carried to form a new landformby Ice,Wind, and Water |