Amplify Rock Transformations Vocab Study Game

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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 matter?

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What is rock material?

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Everything made of rock: magma, sediment, and all rock types.

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What is uplift?

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The process by which all the rock formations of a region are used up due to plate motion.

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What is a sample?

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A small part that is meant to show what the whole is like.

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What is sediment?

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Small particles of rock and mineral that are transported by wind, water, or ice.

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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 weathering?

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The breaking down of rocks and minerals through contact with the Earth's atmosphere, water, and biological organisms.

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What is a cross section?

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A cut or slice through an object to show its internal structure.

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What is magma?

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Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.