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Final Geology test

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!1. Magma Hot liquid rock below the surface of the Earth
2. Matter Anything that has mas and takes up space
3. Sample A small part of something that is meant to show what the whole thing is like
4. Rock formation A region of rock that forms together as a single rock type
5. Sediment Small pieces of rock
6. Cross-Section A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
7. Sedimentary rock The rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together
8. Compaction The process of sediment being buried and pressed together
9. Cementation The process of sediment being glued together
10. Ingenious rock The rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid
11. Weathering The process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
12. Erosion The movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water
13. Indirect Effect The result of one cause leading to an effect that causes one or more than other effects
14. Energy The ability to make things move or change
15. Outer layer Earths outermost layer of hard solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
16. Mid-Ocean Ridge An underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
17. Trench A long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
18. Pattern Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
19. Earthquake A sudden shaking of Earth's surface
20. Plate One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
21. Plate boundary The place where two plates meet
22. Mantle The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
23. Convergent Moving towards the same place
24. Subduction The process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion
25. Divergent Moving apart in different directions
26. Rate How often or fast something happens
27. Analyze To examine in detail for a purpose
28. Metamorphic Rock The rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground change existing rock
29. Uplift The process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
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