deck_18170323 (1) Flashcards
What is rock that is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma of lava?
Igneous Rock
What is the rock formed from the accumulation and compaction of sediments?
Sedimentary Rock
What is the rock that has changed due to heat and pressure without melting?
Metamorphic Rock
What is molten rock beneath Earth’s surface?
Magma
What is molten rock that has erupted onto Earth’s surface?
Lava
What is the breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces by wind, water, or ice called?
Weathering
What is the movement of rock particles by wine, water, or ice called?
Erosion
What is the process by which sediments settle and accumulate in layers?
Deposition
What is the process of sediments being pressed together to form rock?
Compaction
What is the process of minerals binding sediments together to form rock?
Cementation
What is the continuous process of rock formation and transformation?
Rock Cycle
What is the process by which organisms’ remains are preserved in sedimentary rock?
Fossilization
What is the process where one tectonic plate moves under another and melts?
Subduction
What is the process in which minerals in a rock change due to heat and pressure?
Recrystallization
What is the outermost layer of Earth, made of soil rock?
Crust
What is the thick layer of rock between the crust and the core, where convection currents occur?
Mantle
What is the innermost layer of Earth, made of iron and nickel?
Core
What is the rigid outer layer of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle?
Lithosphere
What is the semi-fluid layer of the mantle that allows tectonic plates to move?
Asthenosphere
What is the process by which minerals form a solid structure as magma or lava cools?
Crystallization
