Rock Cycle: The geologic cycle, with emphasis on the rocks produced: sedimentary rocks are metamorphosed to metamorphic rocks, or melted to create igneous rocks, and all rocks may be uplifted and eroded to make sediments, which lithify to sedimentary rocks.

 

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Recycle - Reuse: Minimizing waste generation by recovering and reprocessing usable products that might otherwise become waste (i.e., recycling of aluminum cans, paper, and bottles, etc.).

Replacement Cycle: The frequency with which an asset is replaced by an equivalent asset.

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Product Cycle: The time it takes to bring new and/or improved products to market.

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Rock Band: Popular music ensemble that depends on amplified strings, percussion, and electronically generated sounds.

Rock Flour: A glacial sediment of extremely fine (silt-and clay-size) ground rock formed by abrasion of rocks at the base of the glacier.