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Rock Cycle
Key words for KS3 on the topic of the rock cycle
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| weathering | the effects of the sun, wind, or rain on rock, often breaking small pieces off. |
| erosion | If soil, stone, etc erodes or is eroded, it is gradually damaged and removed by the sea, rain, or wind |
| deposit | something is put down somewhere |
| pressure | the force that you produce when you push something |
| compress | flattened by pressure; squeeze; press |
| erupt | a volcano becomes active and ejects lava, ash, and gases |
| density | particles closely packed together in a substance |
| combination | the mixture you get when two or more things put together |
| solidify | to become solid after a hot melted substance has cooled |
| form | to begin to exist or to make something begin to exist |
| sediment | sand, stones, etc. that eventually form a layer of rock |
| igneous | rock formed from magma |