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| The Transport of weathered materials by water, wind , ice or gravity |
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| a rock formed from cooled magma or lava |
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| formed when lava cools on the surface of the Earth (cools fast) |
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| formed when magma cools below the surface of the Earth (cools slow) |
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| a type of rock that forms when rock is exposed to high temperature and pressure |
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| a naturally-occurring inorganic crystalline solid with a definite chemical composition |
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| the original rock from which something else formed |
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| the general dimensions of the particles or mineral grains in a rock or sediment (gravel, sand, silt, clay |
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| type of rock that forms from layers of sediment compacted and cemented together |
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| the process by which natural forces break down rocks, minerals, and soil |
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caused by chemical reactions
rust/acid rain |
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caused by natural or environmental forces
ice wedging, root expansion |
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| How is intrusive igneous rock formed? |
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| How is Extrusive Igneous Rock formed? |
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| How is sedimentary rock formed? |
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| How is metamorphic rock formed? |
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| an increase in heat and pressure |
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| What must happen for a igneous rock to become a sedimentary rock |
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| When metamorphic rock inside the earth melts it becomes |
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| How can sedimentary rock become metamorphic rock? |
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| when a rock is broken down |
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| when broken down rock is moved |
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| The placement of weathered rocks |
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| Where does weathering and erosion take place? |
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| What is mechanical weathering (physical) |
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| abrasion, ice wedging, plant root growth, exfoliation |
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| What is chemical weathering (reaction) |
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| Where are you most likely to find metamorphic rock? |
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| What is melted molten rock? |
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| What forms sedimentary rock? |
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| sand and other small particles |
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