Rocks and Minerals Vocabulary

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What are the three main types of rocks?

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sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic

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How do igneous rocks form?

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cooling

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How do metamorphic rocks form?

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heat and pressure

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How do sedimentary rocks form?

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compaction and cementation

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What are sediments?

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Small pieces of broken down rock and soil.

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The continuous process by which rocks are created, change form, destroyed, and created again is called

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the rock cycle

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What makes up a mineral?

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elements

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What is erosion?

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The movement of rock pieces from place to place

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What is weathering?

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The process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces by chemical or physical forces

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A solid made up of one or more minerals is called a __________.

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rock