2.1 "The Rock Cycle"

Question 1

a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals in as organic matter

Answer 1

rock

Question 2

the continual process by which a rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again by geological process

Answer 2

the rock cycle

Question 3

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

Answer 3

weathering

Question 4

The process by which sediment is removed form its original source.

Answer 4

erosion

Question 5

The process in which sediment moved by erosion is dropped and comes to rest.

Answer 5

deposition

Question 6

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

Answer 6

uplift

Question 7

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

Answer 7

sedimentary rock

Question 8

When large pieces of the Earth’s crust collide, some of the rock is forced downward. A great depths, intense heat and pressure heat and squeeze the sedimentary rock to change it.

Answer 8

metamorphic rock

Question 9

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

Answer 9

magma

Question 10

Magma that rose to the Earth’s crust and has cooled and solidified.

Answer 10

igneous rock

Question 11

Igneous rock that weathers and wheres way into grains of sand and clay.

Answer 11

sediment

Question 12

The chemical makeup of a rock; described either the minerals or other materials in the rock.

Answer 12

composition

Question 13

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

Answer 13

texture