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Igneous Rock |
rock formed from melted rock cooled |
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Lava |
melted rock that reaches Earth's surface |
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Magma |
melted rock beneath Earth's surface |
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Sedimentary Rock |
rock formed from pieces of shocks, shells, or the remains of plants and animals |
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Weathering |
breaking down of rocks to form sediments |
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Sediments |
loose soil particles formed when rock is broken down |
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Erosion |
process by which sediments are carried away by water, wind, ice, or gravity |
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Deposition |
process by which water, wind, or ice drops sediments in new locations |
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Compaction |
squeezing together of sediments to form rock |
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Cementation |
process by which minerals glue together loose sediments, forming sedimentary rock |
