Rock Cycle Processes

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the formation of crystals in igneous rock when magma cools

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crystalize

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in the rock cycle, the physical change from a liquid to a solid

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solidify

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the natural process by wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose rocks

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weathering

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a process in which materials are transported from one place to another by a natural agent, such as wind, water, ice or gravity

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erosion

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the natural process where layers of material begin to accumulate

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deposition

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the process in which the volume and porosity of a sediment is decreased by the weight of overlaying sediments are a result of burial beneath other sediments

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compaction

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the process in which minerals precipitate into pore spaces between sediment grains and bind sediments together to form rock

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cementation

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the physical change of a solid into a liquid

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melting

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A precipitate is

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a solid that emerges (grows) out of a solution

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Which is the best definition of a ROCK? Options: a solid aggregate of one or more minerals or mineraloids, a large piece of a boulder, item used to beat scissors in a game, a solidified piece of lava or magma

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a solid aggregate of one or more minerals or mineraloids