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Rock Formations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the process of sediment being glued together | cementation |
| the process of sediment being buried and pressed together | compaction |
| a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like | cross section |
| the ability to make things move or change | energy |
| the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water | erosion |
| the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid | igneous |
| hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth | magma |
| anything that has mass and takes up space | matter |
| the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock | metamorphic rock |
| one of the many different types of matter that make up rocks | mineral |
| one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer | plate |
| the place where two plates meet | plate boundary |
| a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type | rock formation |
| everything made of rock: magma, sediment, and all rock types | rock materials |
| a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like | sample |
| small pieces of rock | sediment |
| the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together | sedimentary rock |
| the process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle | subduction |
| the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion | uplift |
| the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water | weathering |
| the placement of sediment and rocks | deposition |