Rock cycle vocab

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Cycle linking igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic processes.

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Rock cycle

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Rocks formed from cooled magma.

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Igneous rock

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Rocks formed under extreme pressure and temperature from existing rock.

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metamorphic

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Rocks formed from layers of sediment and dead organisms pressed and cemented together.

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sedimentary

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Igneous rock formed below the surface with large crystals.

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Intrusive

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Igneous rock formed above the surface with small crystals.

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Extrusive

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Hot molten rock below the earth's surface.

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Magma

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Hot molten rock expelled by volcanoes.

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Lava

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Theory that continents were once a single land mass.

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Continental drift

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Giant continent once joined together.

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Pangaea