Unit 2 Lessons 3 and 4 ~ The Rock Cycle and Three Classes of Rock

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these rocks form when magma or lava cools and hardens to become solid

the process in which Earth materials/sediment come to rest or are laid down

these rocks form when pressure, temperature or chemical processes change existing rock

the process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; the breakdown of rock by physical changes

the process in which rock is broken down by chemical changes; the breaking down of rock by changing their chemical composition

the process by which water, wind, ice, and temperature changes break down rock

the series of processes in which rock forms, changes from one type to another, is broken down or melted, and forms again by geologic processes

the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity moves soil and sediment from one place to another place