Rock Cycle Vocabulary Words Flashcards

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Rock

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A solid made up of many different minerals

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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 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 rock.

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5
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Rock cycle

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

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6
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Sediment

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Minerals or organic matter carried and deposited by water o wind that may consolidate into rocks. (TINY PIECES OF ROCKS OR MINERALS)

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7
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Weathering

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Breaks rocks down into sediment using: Wind, ice, and extreme temperatures.

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Erosion

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The movement of small pieces of rock or sediment die 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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10
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Cementation

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The hardening and sticking of minerals grains.

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Molten

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Liquefied by heat.

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Magma

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A hot, molten rock below the Earth’s surface.

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Lava

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

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