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| rock cycle | A process by which rocks are formed from one another |
| erosion | the movement or transportation of sediment to a new location |
| igneous rock | a rock formed when magma or lava cools and hardens |
| mineral | ba natural, solid substance that has a definite chemical composition and physical structure |
| magma | smelted rock within the Earth |
| lava | Magma that reaches the Earth's surface |
| weathering | the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces |
| chemical rock | One of a group of sedimentary rocks that is made from water minerals that were dissolved in water, came out of solution, and were then deposited |
| clastic rock | one of a group of sedimentary rocks that is made of sediments that were weathered transported, and deposited in layers |
| metamorphism | the process by which any kind of rock is changed into metamorphic rock |
| sedimentation | the process of building up layers of sediment over millions of years |
| cementation | the gluing together of particles of sediment |
| deposition | the dropping of sediment from wind or water that slows down, or from ice that melts |
