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

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the rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevation and increases the erosion rate

a type of sedimentary rock that forms from the remains, or fossils, of once-living plants and animals

the metamorphic process in which mineral grains are arranged in planes or bands called folliations

a type of sedimentary rock that forms when sediment are buried, compacted, and cemented together by calcite or quartz

an area of deep cracks that forms between two tectonic plates that are pulling away from each other

the sinking of regions of Earth's crust to lower elevations

rock that forms when sediment or pieces become cemented together

a type of sedimentary rock that forms when water, usually seawater, evaporates and leaves the minerals behind