Rocks

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What is a rock that forms from bits of weathered rock?

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Sedimentary rock

Front

What are bits of weathered rock called?

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Sediment

Front

What is a rock that forms from magma or lava?

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Igneous rock

Front

What type of rock forms by great heat and pressure deep within Earth?

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Metamorphic rock

Front

What is the natural process that causes one kind of rock to change into another kind?

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Rock cycle

Front

What is the process called when rocks break down into smaller pieces?

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Weathering

Front

What is the term for the movement of sediment from one place to another?

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Erosion

Front

What is the solid, outer layer of the Earth called?

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Crust

Front

What is the molten rock beneath the Earth's surface called?

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Magma

Front

What do we call the process of sediment being compacted and cemented together?

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Lithification