Ravenous rocks vocab

Question 1

Define

Grain

Answer 1

The microscopic pieces that make up all rocks.It can aslo refer to how these grain fit together.

Question 2

Define

Impernable

Answer 2

Used to refer to something which can’t absorb liquids

Question 3

Define

Porous

Answer 3

Used to refer to something with holes, which can absorb liquids

Question 4

Define

Weathering

Answer 4

When rocks are broken down into smaller rocks via physical , chemical, or biological means

Question 5

Define

Transport

Answer 5

When rocks pieces are taken away from their original site

Question 6

Define

Eroision

Answer 6

The combined process of weathering and transport

Question 7

Define

Depoisition

Answer 7

When rock pieces settle, after transport in a new location

Question 8

Define

Compaction

Answer 8

When serval layers of rock, land on eachother, compressing eachother into a new rock

Question 9

Define

Cementation

Answer 9

When another substance gets inbetween the comppressed rocks, and helps sticks them together

Question 10

Define

Sediments

Answer 10

Small pieces of rock that when compacted, forms rounded grain, and when melted and cooled form interlocking

Question 11

Define

Crystal

Answer 11

When sediments are heated to high temps and expand when cooling, making interlocking grain

Question 12

Define

Crystalisation

Answer 12

The act of sediments being heated to high temps and expanding when cooling

Question 13

Define

Magma

Answer 13

Molten rock under the crust

Question 14

Define

Lava

Answer 14

Molten rock above the crust

Question 15

Define

Extursive

Answer 15

Rock that formed above the crust

Question 16

Define

Intursive

Answer 16

Rock that formed below the crust

Question 17

Define

Intruisive magma

Answer 17

Magma going towards the surface

Question 18

Define

Extruisive lava

Answer 18

Lava going towards the mantle

Question 19

Define

Metamorphism

Answer 19

The act of a rock becoming metamorphic due to high heat or pressure