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5.2 Vocabulary

Across
drifting slabs of solid rock, called plates, that make up Earth’s surface
the transport of sediment by wind, water, or gravity
a category of rock formed in chemical reactions where one type of rock is changed by pressure or heat into a new type of rock with different properties
a kind of weathering that occurs when rocks are broken down by physical force without any change in their chemical structure
a structure formed around a hole in Earth’s crust that releases magma
mixed mineral matter that makes up the surface of Earth and other terrestrial objects
the processes that form, break down, and re-form rock from one category to another
Down
a kind of weathering that occurs when chemical reactions change the composition of rocks, rearranging the atoms or molecules into new substances with different properties
a category of rock formed from layers of sand, soil, clay, gravel, and other sediment that built up in one location over time
a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure
a category of rock formed when hot liquid rock (either lava or magma) cools into a solid
a type of mechanical weathering that occurs when rocks and sediment grind against each other
the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces from exposure to wind, water, changes in temperature, and/or biological forces; there are two kinds: mechanical and chemical
a set of connected, interacting parts that form a more complex whole