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Geology:
Erosion:
Uniformitarianism:
Igneous Rock:
Sedimentary Rock:
Metamorphic Rock:
Rock Cycle:
Magma:
Lava:

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Geology: The science that corporates with Earth’s forceable structure.

Erosion: going through abrasion or by other substances.

Uniformitarianism: the thought that earth’s crust have been changed in the past.

Igneous Rock: Also called magmatic rock, is when the debris of lava is dried and becomes solid creating another rock called Igneous Rock.

Sedimentary Rock: These are formed over years and years of layers of minerals forming bedding also forming huge structures which are called sedimentary basins.

Metamorphic Rock: These rocks are created once several rocks are affected by high temperatures and high pressures

Rock cycle: This is called a formation under the earth by rocks in earth, which includes igneous, uplift, intrusion, erosion, deposition as sedimentary, transportation, remelting, metamorphism, and further igneous intrusion.

Magma: A fluid that has very high temperature or inside the earth’s crust there is a semi-fluid which creates hot lava and several igneous rock is made once the lava is cooled down.

Lava: Is high temperatures coming from the earth’s crust and comes out from underneath creating erosion which erupted from a volcano making very hot liquids.
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