2.1 Rock Cycle

Question 1

A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter

Answer 1

Rock

Question 2

The series of processes in which a rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again by geological processes.

Answer 2

Rock Cycle

Question 3

The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediments from one location to another.

Answer 3

Erosion

Question 4

The process in which material is laid down

Answer 4

Deposition

Question 5

The chemical make up of a rock; Describes either the minerals or other materials in the rock

Answer 5

Composition

Question 6

The quality of a rock that is based on sizes, shapes, and positions of a rock’s grains

Answer 6

Texture

Question 7

The process in which water, wind, ice, and heat break down a rock

Answer 7

Weathering

Question 8

The movement in within the Earth that causes rocks inside the Earth to be moved to the Earth’s surface

Answer 8

Uplift

Question 9

Grains of sand and other sediment are eroded from hills and mountains and wash down a river or ocean. Over time, the sediment forms thick layers on the ocean floor. Eventually, the grains of sediment are compacted and cemented to form _____________

Answer 9

Sedimentary Rock

Question 10

When intense pressure and heat squeeze sedimentary rock to the surface, and it cools.

Answer 10

Metamorphic Rock

Question 11

The hot liquid that forms when rock partially or completely melts.

Answer 11

Magma

Question 12

Magma rises to Earth’s crust, cools and sulfides to create _______

Answer 12

Igneous Rock

Question 13

Uplift and erosion expose the igneous rock at Earth’s surface. The igneous rock then weathers and wears away into grains of sand and clay. These grains are called ______

Answer 13

Sediment