Rock Cycle Flashcards

(12 cards)

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Rock

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A solid made up of many different mineral

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Sedimentary Rock

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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 bu 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 rock.b

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Rock Cycle

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The process is which rocks are continuously transformed between the 3 rocks typesd

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Sediment

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Mineral or orgnaic matter carried and deposited by water or wind that may consolidate into rock. (Tiny pieces of rocks or minerals)

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Weathering

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Breaks rock down into sediment using; wind, ice, water, extreme temperture.

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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 hardening and sticking of mineral grains

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Molten

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Liquidfied by heat

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Magma

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A hot molten rock below the Earth’s Surface

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