Amplify Rock Transformation

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

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Subduction

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Small pieces of rock are known as?

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Sediment

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

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Uplift

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What is a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like?

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Cross section

Front

What is the term for the natural process of breaking down rocks into smaller fragments?

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Weathering

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What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates that causes one plate to slide beneath another?

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Subduction

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What do we call the loose material that results from the weathering of rocks?

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Sediment

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What geological process involves the raising of the Earth's crust?

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Uplift

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What is the term for a vertical slice through the Earth that shows its internal structure?

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Cross section