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FCAT Week 3

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Rock Cycle   the series of processes in which rocks forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again by geological processes.  
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Sedimentary Rock   a rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment.  
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Metamorphic Rock   a rock that forms from other rocks as a result of intense heat, pressure, or chemical processes.  
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Igneous Rock   a rock that form when magma cools and solidifies.  
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Magma   the molten or partially molten rock material containing trapped gases produced under the Earth's surface.  
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Water Cycle   the continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, the land, the ocean, and living things.  
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Radiation   the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves.  
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Convection   the movement of matter due to differences in density that are caused by temperature variations; can result in the transfer of energy as heat.  
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Conduction   the transfer of energy such as heat through a material.  
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Crust   the rigid, rocky outer surface of the Earth, composed of mostly basalt and granite.  
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Inner Core   the solid iron-nickel center of the Earth that is very hot and under a large amount of pressure.  
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Mantel   a rocky layer located under the crust- it is composed of silicon, oxygen, magnesium, iron, aluminum, and calcium . convection (heat) currents carry heat from the hot inner mantle to the cooler outer mantle.  
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Outer Core   the molten iron-nickel layer that surrounds the inner core.  
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Glaciers   a large mass of ice that exists year round and moves over land.  
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Mountains   an area of significantly increased elevation on earth's surface, usually rising to a summit  
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Volcanoes   a vent or fissure in Earth's surface through which magma and gasses are expelled.  
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