Dwayne the Rock Johnson Flashcards

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Rock

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A solid made up of many different minerals.

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Sedimentary Rocks

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Rocks that have been formed through the deposition of and solidification of sediment.

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Igneous rock

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Formed by a volcano or the solidification of molten rock.

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Metamorphic Rock

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Formed by extreme heat and pressure that changes the structure of rocks.

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5
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Rock cycle

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The process in which rock are continuously transformed between the 3 rocks.

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Sediment

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Minerals of organic matter carried and deposited by water or wind that may consolidate into rocks. AKA tiny pieces of rocks and minerals.

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Weathering

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To age or change rock as a result of being exposed to the the earth elements.

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Erosion

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The movement of small pieces of rock or sediment due to wind, water, gravity and other natural forces.

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Deposition

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When sediments are deposited or dropped off in a different location.

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Cementation

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The harding and sticking of minerals grains.

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Molten

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Liquified by heat.

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12
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Magma

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A hot, molten rock below the earths surface

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lava

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Molten rock that erupts from the volcano Above the Earth’s surface.

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