Rock Transformations 1.0

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The process of sediment being glued together

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cementation

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The process of sediment being buried and pressed together

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compaction

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The ability to make things move or change

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energy

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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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The type of rock formed when magma cools and becomes solid

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igneous rock

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Hot liquid rock below the surface of the Earth

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magma

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Anything that has mass and takes up space

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matter

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The type of rock 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 makes up rocks

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mineral

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A region of rock that formed together as a single rock type

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rock formation