https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl Made with a curious mind en-us 2018-01-30 17:45:30 UTC 2025-11-10 20:05:45 UTC hello@padlet.com 3059491 https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226227008 Rock that has formed through the deposition and solidification of sediment, especially sediment transported by water (rivers, lakes, and oceans), ice ( glaciers ), and wind.v]]> 2018-01-30 17:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226227008 3059491 https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226228349 Lithification (from the Ancient Greek word lithos meaning 'rock' and the Latin-derived suffix -ific) is the process in which sediments compact under pressure, expel connate fluids, and gradually become solid rock. ]]> 2018-01-30 17:51:17 UTC https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226228349 3059491 https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226228899 compaction. (kəm-pāk'shən) 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. ]]> 2018-01-30 17:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226228899 3059491 https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226229380 alteration of the composition or structure of a rock by heat, pressure, or other natural agency.]]> 2018-01-30 17:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226229380 3059491 https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226229858 hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed by cooling.]]> 2018-01-30 17:53:48 UTC https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226229858 3059491 https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226230335 volcanic activity or phenomena.]]> 2018-01-30 17:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226230335 3059491 https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226230914 Crystallization is the process by which a solid forms, where the atoms or molecules are highly organized into a structure known as a crystal.]]> 2018-01-30 17:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226230914 3059491 https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226231462 wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air.]]> 2018-01-30 17:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226231462 3059491 https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226232150 the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.]]> 2018-01-30 17:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226232150 3059491 https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226232525 the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.]]> 2018-01-30 17:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226232525 3059491 https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226232889 matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs.]]> 2018-01-30 17:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226232889 3059491 https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226233459 the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.]]> 2018-01-30 17:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/3059491/51bdfznvhpjl/wish/226233459