Rock

Question 1

Rock

Answer 1

A solid made up of many different minerals.

Question 2

sedimentary rock

Answer 2

Rocks that have been formed through the depository of and solidification of sediment.

Question 3

igneous rock

Answer 3

formed by a volcano or the solidification of molten rock.

Question 4

Metamorphic rock

Answer 4

formed by extreme heat and pressure that changes the structure of rock.

Question 5

Rock cycle

Answer 5

The process in which rocks are continuously transformed between the 3 rock types.

Question 6

sediment

Answer 6

mineral or organic matter carried and deposited by water or that may consolidate into rock. (TINY PIECES OF ROCKS OR MINERALS)

Question 7

weathering

Answer 7

Breaks rock down into sediment using: wind, ice, water, and extreme temperatures.

Question 8

Erosion

Answer 8

The movement of small pieces of rock or sediment due to wind, water, gravity, and other natural forces.

Question 9

Deposition

Answer 9

When sediment is deposited or dropped off in a different location.

Question 10

cementation

Answer 10

The hardening and sticking of mineralhh grains.

Question 11

molten

Answer 11

Liquefied by heat.

Question 12

magma

Answer 12

A hot molten rock below the earth’s surface.

Question 13

Lava

Answer 13

Molten rock erupts from a volcano. Above the earth’s surface.