chapter 2 lesson 1

Question 1

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

Answer 1

rock

Question 2

the process in which material is laid down

Answer 2

deposition

Question 3

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

Answer 3

composition

Question 4

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

Answer 4

texture

Question 5

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

Answer 5

rock cycle

Question 6

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

Answer 6

erosion