Amplify Rock Transformation

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What is energy?

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The ability to make things move or change.

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What is a cross section?

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A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.

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What is a rock formation?

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A region of rock that formed as a single rock type.

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What is sedimentary rock?

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Rock that is formed when sediment is pressed and glued together.

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What is cementation?

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The process of sediment being glued together.

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What is igneous rock?

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Rock that forms from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.

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What is metamorphic rock?

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Rock that has been changed from one type to another due to heat and pressure.

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What is the rock cycle?

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The continuous process of rock formation and transformation.

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What is erosion?

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The process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by natural processes.

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What is deposition?

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The process by which sediments settle out of the transporting medium.