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rock cycle
rock vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| basalt | a dark dence ingenious rock |
| cementation | the prosesess which minerals precipitate |
| compaction | the prosess which sediments are pressed together |
| deformation | when rocks change shape |
| deposition | prosess which sediments are laid down in a new location |
| erosion | processes in which rock sand and soil are Broken down |
| granite | a usually light colored igneous rock |
| igneous rock | a type of rock formed by the cooling of molten rock |
| limestone | a sedimentary rock consisting of calsium |
| mantle | the layer of hot solid material between earths crust and core |
| marble | metamorphic rock that was ones limestone |
| metamorphic rock | rock that has been changed |
| metamorphism | the process in which rocks are changed |
| mineral | a naturally acuring solid |
| Quartzite | a metamorphic rock formed from sandstone |
| sandstone | a sedimentary rock made of sand |
| rock cycle | a series of processes on the surface and inside earth |
| sediment | small solid pieces of material |
| sedimentary rock | a type of rock that forms from partials of other rocks |
| shale | a rock with a fine grain |
| slate | a type of metamorphic rock that was ones shale |
| weathering | the breaking down of rocks |
| uplift | the rising of regions |
| sedimentation | the building up of layers of small partials like sand of mud |