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rock cycle
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the continual process by which new rock is formed from old rock material
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weathering
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the process by which water, ice, heat, and wind act to break down rocks.
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erosion
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the process by which particles of rock are removed from their source; the removal and transport of rock and soil by the flow of water and by the actions of gravity, wind, and ice
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deposition
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the process in which water, ice, wind, and gravity drop newly formed sediments.
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uplift
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the process by which regions of Earth's crust are raised to a higher elevation.
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volcanism
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mountains form when molten rock erupts onto Earth's surface adding material to Earth's surface
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faulting
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when Earth's curst breaks and the blocks of crust slide past each other types: normal, reverse, strike-slip
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folding
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the bending of rock layers due to stress in Earth's crust
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