T6L4*** - Rock Cycle Flashcard

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What is a rock?

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A solid made of minerals

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What happens in weathering?

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Rocks break into smaller pieces

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Erosion moves rock pieces to…

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A new place

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What happens in deposition?

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Sediment settles in a new place

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What kind of rock is made from layers of sediment?

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Sedimentary

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Igneous rocks come from...

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Lava or magma cooling

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Metamorphic rocks are made when...

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Rocks are pressed by heat and pressure

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Which of these is a sedimentary rock? Sandstone, Granite

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Sandstone

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How do volcanoes help form rocks?

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They cool lava to make igneous rocks

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Sediment

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Small pieces of rock