Amplify Rock Transformations Vocab Study Game

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What is the process of sediment being glued together called?

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Cementation.

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What is the process of sediment being buried and pressed together?

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Compaction.

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What type of rock forms when magma or lava cools and solidifies?

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Igneous rock.

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What is the term for the hot liquid rock below the surface of the Earth?

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Magma.

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What is the ability to make things move or change called?

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Energy.

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What is the term for the solid rock that forms from the cooling of magma?

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Igneous rock.

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What are the two main types of igneous rock?

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Intrusive and extrusive.

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What is the difference between intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks?

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Intrusive rocks cool slowly beneath the Earth's surface, while extrusive rocks cool quickly on the surface.

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What is sediment?

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Small particles of rock, minerals, and organic material that are transported and deposited by wind, water, or ice.

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What is the rock cycle?

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The continuous process of rock formation, breakdown, and reformation.