Amplify Rock Transformation

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What is cementation?

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The process of sediment being glued together by minerals that precipitate from water.

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What is energy?

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The ability to make things move or change.

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What is uplift?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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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 magma?

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Hot liquid rock below the Earth's surface.

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What is sediment?

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Small particles of rock and minerals that are transported by wind, water, or ice.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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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

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What are metamorphic rocks?

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Rocks that have been changed from their original form due to heat and pressure.

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What is the difference between igneous and sedimentary rocks?

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Igneous rocks form from cooled magma, while sedimentary rocks form from the accumulation of sediments.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What is plate tectonics?

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The theory that explains the movement of the Earth's plates and how they shape the Earth's surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3