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14 Cards in this Set
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Igneous Rock
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Rock that was formed by the cooling of lava
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Lava
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Melted rock that reaches the earth's surface
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Magma
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Melted rock UNDER the earth's surface
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Sedimentary Rock
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Rock formed from pieces of rock, shells, and/or animal remanences
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Weathering
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Breaking down of rocks to form sediments
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Sediments
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Loose,solid particles, formed when rock is broken down
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Erosion
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Process in which sediments are carried away by water,wind, or gravity
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Deposition
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Process in which water,wind, or ice drops sediments in new locations.
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Compaction
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Squeezing together of sediments to form rock
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Cementation
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Process by which minerals glue together loose sediments forming sedimentary rock
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Metamorphic Rock
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Older rock (like igneous and sedimentary) put through heat + pressure to make new rock
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Rock Cycle
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The breaking down and forming of rock and minerals.
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Geologist
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A scientist who studies rocks and minerals
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Fossil
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Remains or traces of a living thing preserved in rock
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