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Flora - Rock Cycle Vocabulary

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a mixture of one or more minerals, glass or organic matter that occurs naturally rock
molten material that forms deep beneath Earth's surface magma
rocks that form when any rock is changed by the effects of heat, pressure or chemically active fluids metamorphic
the process by which all rocks are formed and how basic Earth materials are recycled through time rock cycle
the process by which Earth materials are carried by wind, water or ice then settle out and are dropped deposition
the process by which Earty materials are transported by moving water, glaciers or wind erosion
rocks that can be formed either by rock fragments or organic matter being compressed or cemented together or formed by precipitating out of solution sedimentary
rocks formed from molten rock that cools and hardens either below or on Earth's surface igneous
when rocks are broken down into smaller fragments at or near Earth's surface weathering
molten rock material that flows onto Earth's surface lava
a sedimentary rock forming process in which layers of small sediments are compressed by the weight of layers above them compaction
the changes in mineral composition and texture of a rock subjected to high temperature and pressure inside Earth metamorphism
the process in which sediments are glued together by minerals cementation
rock fragments or organic matter created by weathering and erosion of rock that have been transported by moving water, glaciers or wind sediments
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