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the process of sediment being buried and pressed together
compaction
the ability to make things move or change
energy
small pieces of rock
sediment
the series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock
rock cycle
one of the different types of matter that make up rocks
mineral
a mixture of minerals
what is a rock
hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
magma
the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together
sedimentary rock
a region of orck that formed together as a single rock type.
rock formation
the continual movement of water-evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
water cycle
a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like
sample
the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock
metamorphic rock
anything that has mass and takes up space
matter
the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid
igneous rock
the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
weathering
the place where two plates meet
plate boundary
the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
uplift
a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
cross section
the process of sediment being glued together
cementation
the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water
erosion