https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob Made with big dreams en-us 2018-01-30 22:27:41 UTC 2026-01-07 10:53:18 UTC hello@padlet.com 305130 https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226364312 Rock that has formed through the deposition and solidification of sediment, especially sediment transported by water (rivers, lakes, and oceans), ice ( glaciers ), and wind. Sedimentary rocks are often deposited in layers, and frequently contain fossils.]]> 2018-01-30 22:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226364312 305130 https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226366015 Lithification is the process that turns loose, unconsolidated sediment into solid sedimentary rock. Learn about the three ways lithification is accomplished, including compaction, cementation and recrystallization, in this lesson.]]> 2018-01-30 22:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226366015 305130 https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226366405 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 22:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226366405 305130 https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226366527 Metamorphism is the change of minerals or geologic texture in pre-existing rocks, without the protolith melting into liquid magma. The change occurs primarily due to heat, pressure, and the introduction of chemically active fluids]]> 2018-01-30 22:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226366527 305130 https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226366746 Magma is a mixture of molten or semi-molten rock, volatiles and solids that is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and is expected to exist on other terrestrial planets and some natural satellites.]]> 2018-01-30 22:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226366746 305130 https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226366889 volcanic activity or phenomena.]]> 2018-01-30 22:42:08 UTC https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226366889 305130 https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226367202 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 22:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226367202 305130 https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226367387 Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soil, and minerals as well as wood and artificial materials through contact with the Earth's atmosphere, water, and biological organisms. ]]> 2018-01-30 22:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226367387 305130 https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226367579 In earth science, erosion is the action of surface processes that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust, and then transport it away to another location. ]]> 2018-01-30 22:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226367579 305130 https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226367969 the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.

]]> 2018-01-30 22:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226367969 305130 https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226368093 Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice, and/or by the force of gravity acting on the particles]]> 2018-01-30 22:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226368093 305130 https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226369059 Subduction is a geological process that takes place at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates where one plate moves under another and is forced or sinks due to gravity into the mantle.]]> 2018-01-30 22:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/305130/89ccuag4h2ob/wish/226369059