Rock Cycle Vocabulary

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Rock

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a solid mixture of crystals of one or more minerals or other materials

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rock cycle

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the process by which one rock type changes into another rock type

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sedimentary rock

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rock that forms when sediments are compacted and cemented together

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Crust

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the thin outermost layer of the Earth, or the uppermost part of the lithosphere

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Lava

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magma that flows onto the Earth's surface

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igneous rock

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rock that forms from the cooling of magma

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magma

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the hot liquid that forms when rock partially or completely melts; may include mineral crystals

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mantle

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the layer of the Earth between the crust and the core

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metamorphic rock

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rock that forms when the texture and composition of preexisting rock changes due to heat or pressure

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sediment

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solid material consisting of rocks, minerals, and other material.