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| The rock cycle is a process in which: A rock forms,changes from one type of rock to another, forms again by processes on and in the Earth. |
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| Sedimentary Rock is formed by weathering and erosion of rocks into smaller pieces or sediment. They are deposited , compacted and cemented togeter by pressure, into layers. |
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| Igneous rocks (from the Greek word for fire) form from hot molten rock (magma).The melt originates deep within the Earth near active plate boundaries or hot spots, then rises toward the surface |
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| Metamorphic rocks are rocks that have "morphed“, or changed into another kind of rock. These rocks were once igneous or sedimentary rocks. Heat and pressure squeeze the sedimentary or igneous rock and change it into. |
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| Breakdown of rock by water, constant heating and cooling or other natural causes, to form sediment. |
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| Movement of sediment by wind and water |
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| Sediment is squeezed together |
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| Rock that is cemented together into one rock |
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| Pieces of broken rock, sand, remains of plants and animals that are weathered and eroded. |
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| Intrusive, or plutonic igneous rock forms when magma is trapped deep inside the Earth. It cools very slowly over many thousands or millions of years until it solidifies. Intrusive igneous rock can be pushed to the surface by plate movement. |
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| Extrusive igneous rock is produced when magma exits and cools outside of, or very near the Earth's surface. These are the rocks that form at erupting volcanoes. |
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| Streams and rivers transport sediment to lakes or oceans, or deposit it on nearby floodplains where it accumulates |
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| The hot liquid that forms when rock partially or completely melts. |
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| Change the structure and texture of rock. This is what changes sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock. |
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| Melting rock completely cause metamorphic rock to turn into Magma |
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| Lava is magma that has come out of the earth's surface |
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| When Magma cools and solidifies it forms a new igneous rock. |
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| Size, shape and positions of thegraisn determine texture |
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