Dwayne the Rock Johnson Flashcards
Rock
A solid made up of many different minerals.
Sedimentary Rocks
Rocks that have been formed through the deposition of and solidification of sediment.
Igneous rock
Formed by a volcano or the solidification of molten rock.
Metamorphic Rock
Formed by extreme heat and pressure that changes the structure of rocks.
Rock cycle
The process in which rock are continuously transformed between the 3 rocks.
Sediment
Minerals of organic matter carried and deposited by water or wind that may consolidate into rocks. AKA tiny pieces of rocks and minerals.
Weathering
To age or change rock as a result of being exposed to the the earth elements.
Erosion
The movement of small pieces of rock or sediment due to wind, water, gravity and other natural forces.
Deposition
When sediments are deposited or dropped off in a different location.
Cementation
The harding and sticking of minerals grains.
Molten
Liquified by heat.
Magma
A hot, molten rock below the earths surface
lava
Molten rock that erupts from the volcano Above the Earth’s surface.