Rock and Soil Vocab

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Rock formed by heat and pressure changing minerals.

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Metamorphic Rock

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Rock formed from cooled molten material.

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Igneous Rock

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Rock formed from pressed bits of other rocks.

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Sedimentary Rock

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Causes rocks to break down (by wind or water)

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Weathering

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Sediment placement after erosion?

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Deposition

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Carrying sediment to a new location by wind or water.

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erosion

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Coral reef is an animal.

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True

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Metamorphic rock transforms into igneous rock through:

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Melting and cooling.

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Natural processes breaking down rock on Earth's surface.

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weathering

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Type of weathering that breaks rock into smaller pieces.

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mechanical weathering