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metamorphic rock
rocks formed inside Earth under heat and pressure
weathering
a slow process that breaks rocks in to smaller pieces called sediments
erosion
the movement of materials away from a place
deposition
the process of laying down materials like rocks and soil
destructive forces
forces that wear away or tear down features
earthquake, tsunami, landslide
constructive forces
build new features on Earth's surface
inexhaustable resources
energy resources that will never run out
wind, water, sun
nonrewnewable resources
energy resources that cannot be replaced at all, or cannot be replaced as fast as people use them
coal, oil, natural gas
renewable resources
a type of energy resource that can be replaced
wood from trees
plates
sections of lithosphere
earthquake
what happens when two plates bang in to eachother
advantage of nuclear energy
it does not release pollution in to the air
disadvantage of nuclear energy
wast is very dangerous and must be stored in special places
volcanoes/mountains
form where plates come together
tsunamis
earthquakes under the ocean that create large waves
examples of natural pollutants
volcanic ash
examples of unnatural pollutants
chemicals
weed killer, insect killer
streak
rub the mineral on a rough hard surface
luster
shine
hardness
how hard are minerals - use Moh's scale
igneous rock
formed when molten rock cools and hardens
metamorphic rock
formed inside the earth under heat and pressure
sedimentary
forms when layers of materials and rock particles settle on top of eachother and then harden
how can wind erosion be prevented by farmers
plant trees
topsoil
top layer, crumbly and dark
has the most decaying material
subsoil
second layer of soil - has many small rocks
bedrock
deepest layer of soil - mostly solid rock
rock cycle
a process that changes rock types

igneous turns to metamorphic rock

metamorphic rock turns to sedimentary rock