rockcyclest Word Scramble
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Rock Cycle | The continual process by which new rock is formed from old rock material. |
Composition | The chemical makeup of a rock; describes either the minerals or elements presented in it. |
Metamorphic Rock | The type of rock that forms when existing rocks are heated or squeezed. |
Sedimentary Rock | The type of rock that forms when particles of rock, or sedimet, collect and harden into new rock. |
Igneous Rock | The type of rock that forms when hot, liquid, rock or magma cools and hardens. |
Mineral | Any naturally forming solid matter with a crystal structure. |
Rock | A solid mixture of crystals of one or more minerals. |
Texture | The sizes, shapes, and positions of the minerals in a rock. |
Weathering | The process by which water, ice, heat, and wind act to break down rocks. |
Erosion | The process by which particles of rock are removed from their source;the removal and transport of a rock and soil by the flow of water and by the actions of gravity, wind, and ice. |
Deposition | The process in which water, ice, wind, and gravity drop newly formed sediments. |
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