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The Rock Cycle
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Slide 1 Comments2The Rock CycleExplains how one rock type can be changed into another type.
  • Cementation – Rock particles get stuck together with natural “glue”.
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3Processes you need to know:Metamorphism – When one rock type experiences extreme heat and/or pressure.
  • Uplift – When underground rock is exposed to the environment, usually by plate tectonic activity.
  • Solidification – The act of liquid rock hardening into solid igneous rock. Slide 4 Comments
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