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This molten rock lies deep within the earth.
What is Magma?
This type of weathering does not alter the chemical composition of rocks.
What is mechanical weathering?
This type of rock is formed by the consolidation of sediment.
What is sedimentary rock?
The continuous movement of water is called this.
What is the Hydrologic Cycle?
This region of Alabama is characterized by flat and sandy terrain.
What is the Coastal Plain?
This igneous rock has a coarse and grainy texture.
What is Plutonic Igneous rock?
This type of weathering does not physically break down the rock.
What is chemical weathering?
This rock is formed by extreme heat and/or pressure applied to existing rock.
What is Metamorphic Rock?
This is the downslope movement of of soil and rock caused by gravity.
What is Mass Wasting?
This Mountain Range stretches from Canada to Alabama.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
This igneous rock has a glassy texture.
What is Volcanic Igneous rock?
This mechanical weathering is caused by plants.
What is Root Growth?
This factor determines the size of crystals in igneous rock.
What is the Rate of Cooling?
This permeable rock and sediment holds water underground.
What are Aquifers?
Alabama's natural resources made it a hub for producing this industrial metal.
What is Steel?
This type of Magma is rich in silica.
What is Felsic Magma?
This chemical weathering is caused by oxygen in the air.
What is Oxidation?
This is the name attached to the processes by which rocks are changed, made, and destroyed.
What is the Rock Cycle?
Most biological processes rely on this liquid.
What is water?
This process formed the Appalachian mountains.
What is tectonic plate collision?
This term describes a high-speed avalanche of hot gas and rock.
What are Pyroclastic Flows?
These four factors are major drivers of erosion.
What is Wind, Water, Ice, and Gravity?
This term describes the original rock used to make Metamorphic Rock.
What is the Protolith?
Water is responsible for this wearing down and transportation of material.
What is Erosion?
The Cumberland Plateau is part of what geological region?