Amplify Rock Transformations Vocabulary

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​ is the process of sediment being glued together

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cementation

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​ is the process of sediment being buried and pressed together

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compaction

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​ a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like is called a

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cross section

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​ is the ability to make things move or change

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energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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​ is the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water

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erosion

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​is the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid

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igneous rock

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​ hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth is

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magma

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​ is anything that has mass and takes up space

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matter

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What is the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock?

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metamorphic rock

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One of the many different types of matter that make up rocks is called a

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mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1