the rock cyclenoun [ S ]
uk/ˈrɒk ˌsaɪ.kəl/us/ˈrɑːk ˌsaɪ.kəl/specializedthe way that rock is broken down into pieces by erosion, then carried by wind and water until pressed together to form rock again
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Geology - general words
- aquifer
- auriferous
- Cambrian
- cementation
- compaction
- continental crust
- continental drift
- Cretaceous
- crustal
- deposition
- earth science
- fold
- geology
- Pleistocene
- Pliocene
- Precambrian
- Quaternary
- rocky
- subduction
- subduction zone
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