Chapter 14 vocab

Question 1

rock

Answer 1

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

Question 2

erosion

Answer 2

the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another

Question 3

composition

Answer 3

the chemical makeup of a rock; describes either the minerals or other materials in the rock

Question 4

deposition

Answer 4

the process in which material is laid down

Question 5

texture

Answer 5

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

Question 6

sedimentary rock

Answer 6

formed when mineral fragments, called clasts, are cemented together.

Question 7

igneous rock

Answer 7

forms when hot liquid rock(magma) cools and solidifies.

Question 8

cementation

Answer 8

the process when minerals are squeezed together due to the intense pressures

Question 9

metamorphic rock

Answer 9

formed when rock is trapped underneath the earth’s surface. Here it changes composition due to the intense pressures and extreme temperatures.

Question 10

magma

Answer 10

hot, liquid rock

Question 11

rock cycle

Answer 11

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