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Subduction is the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.

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Sediment is matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid

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Deposition is the geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or land mass.

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Erosion the gradual destruction or diminution of something.

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Weathering means to wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air.

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Crystallization is the solidification of atoms or molecules into a highly structured form called a crystal.

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Volcanism is the phenomena connected with volcanoes and volcanic activity.

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Magma is hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust.

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Metamorphism is alteration of the composition or structure of a rock by heat, pressure, or other natural agency.

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Compaction is the process by which the porosity of a given form of sediment is decreased as a result of its mineral grains being squeezed together by the weight of overlying sediment or by mechanical means.

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Lithification is is the process in which sediments compact under pressure, expel connate fluids, and gradually become solid rock.

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Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the deposition and subsequent cementation of that material at the Earth's surface and within bodies of water.