2.1 Flashcards
1
Q
the series of processes in which a rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again by geological processes
A
rock cycle
2
Q
a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
A
rock
3
Q
the process by which wind,water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another.
A
eroion
4
Q
the bending, tilting, and breaking of the Earth’s crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
A
deposition
5
Q
the chemical makeup of a rock; describes either the minerals or other minerals in the rock
A
composition
6
Q
the quality of a rock that is based on the sizes, shapes, and positions of the rocks’s grains
A
texture
