Radience

Rocks and Minerals and Rock Cycle MS-ESS2-1

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the process in which rock is worn away and transported by water, wind or ice

Erosion explained in an easy to understand way.

a rock formed when melted rock cools and hardens

Igneous rock explained in an easy to understand way.

molten rock that reaches the Earth's surface

Lava explained in an easy to understand way.

molten rock beneath the Earth's surface

Magma explained in an easy to understand way.

the rock that forms when existing rock is changed by heat, pressure, or chemicals

Metamorphic rock explained in an easy to understand way.

the theory that Earth's crust is made of moving plates

The theory that Earth's crust is made of moving plates

Plate tectonics

The theory that Earth's crust is made of moving plates plate tectonics. Plate tectonics explains how the Earth's surface is divided into large pieces that move and interact, causing natural events like earthquakes and volcanoes.

a process that changes rocks from one form to another

Rock cycle explained in an easy to understand way.

a crust plate forced beneath another at a plate boundary

A crust plate forced beneath another at a plate boundary

Subduction

A crust plate forced beneath another at a plate boundary. Subduction. It is when one piece of the Earth's crust slides under another, often causing earthquakes or volcanoes.

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