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Rocks are broken down by plants

What is biological weathering?

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The layer of the earth under the crust

What is the mantle?

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An igneous rock that formed above ground

What is an extrusive rock?

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Liquid rock above ground

What is lava?

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When a rock is hit and piece falls off near the rock

What is physical weathering?

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A naturally occurring inorganic solid with a defined crystal structure and chemical composition

What is a mineral?

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A measure of how easily a mineral is scratched

What is hardness?

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When a mineral breaks along a clean, flat edge

What is cleavage?

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A sedimentary rock without any layers

What is conglomerate?

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Liquid rock underground

What is magma?

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Igneous rocks formed underground

What are intrusive rocks?

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Rocks are eaten away by acid rain

What is chemical weathering?

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Metamorphic rocks without layers

What are non-foliated rocks?
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A sedimentary rock with layers

What is a stratiated rock?

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Rocks formed from deposited particles being compacted together

What are sedimentary rocks?

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When tectonic plates spread apart

What is a divergent boundary?

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Naturally occurring solid substances made of minerals

What are rocks?

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The layer of the earth that is at the center

What is the inner core?

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When tectonic plates slide past each other

What is a transform boundary?

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A metamorphic rock with layers

What is a foliated rock?

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The color of a mineral in powdered form

What is streak?

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When one tectonic plate is forced beneath another when colliding

What is a subduction zone?

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When tectonic plates collide together

What is a convergent boundary?

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The way a mineral reflects light

What is luster?

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Water/wind eating away at a rock and moving the particles elsewhere

What is erosion?