Amplify Rock Transformation

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What is energy?

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The ability to make things move or change.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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What is magma?

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Hot liquid rock below the Earth's surface.

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What type of rock forms when magma cools and becomes solid?

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Igneous rock.

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What is weathering?

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The process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water.

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What is cementation?

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The process of sediment being glued together.

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What are the three main types of rocks?

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Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.

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What is sediment?

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Small pieces of rock and minerals that are transported by wind or water.

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What is the rock cycle?

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The continuous process of rock formation, breakdown, and reformation.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is compaction?

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The process of sediment being pressed together under pressure.

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What is metamorphic rock?

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Rock that has been changed by heat and pressure.