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| The process of breaking down soil or rock from exposer to wind, water or ice. |
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| The process of breaking down or changing rock (chemical, physical) |
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| The settling of broken down rock onto a land mass. |
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| Rocks that are formed when magma cools and becomes hard. |
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| Melted rock and minerals within the Earth. |
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| Melted rock and minerals that come from within the earth through the crust. |
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| The process of rocks changing into other kinds of rock. |
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| Rock formed from layers of sediment |
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| Rock fragments such as sand, clay, mud, or silt. |
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| Igneous or sedimentary rock that has been changed into a different kind of rock by heat and pressure. |
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