Rock Transformations Vocab

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What is matter?

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What is a plate boundary?

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The place where two plates meet.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is a rock formation?

Back

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

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What is a plate?

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One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer.

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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 the Earth's outer layer called?

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The lithosphere.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Massive slabs of solid rock that make up the Earth's lithosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is the process of rock transformation?

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The changes that rocks undergo due to various geological processes.

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What is erosion?

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The process by which rock and soil are worn away and transported by natural forces.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What is sediment?

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Small pieces of rock, minerals, or organic material that have been broken down.