Amplify Rock Transformation

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What is the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion?

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Uplift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is the process by which rock material moves under earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion?

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Subduction

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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What is anything that has mass and takes up space?

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Matter

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What is the process of sediment being glued together?

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Cementation

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What is the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water?

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Weathering

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What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates?

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Plate tectonics

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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What is the term for the solid outer layer of the Earth?

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Lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What is the process of rocks being broken down by chemical reactions?

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Chemical weathering

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What is the term for the accumulation of sediment in a particular area?

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Deposition

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What is the process by which rocks are formed from cooled magma or lava?

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Igneous rock formation