Rock cycle

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 deposition 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 of 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 wind that may consolidate into rock

Question 7

weathering

Answer 7

to age or rock as a result of being exposed to the elements: 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

cementation

Answer 9

The hardening and sticking of mineral grains

Question 10

molten

Answer 10

liquefied by heat

Question 11

magma

Answer 11

A hot, molten rock below the Earth’s surface

Question 12

lava

Answer 12

Molten rock that erupts from a volcano; also the solid rock that forms when molten rock cools above the Earth’s surface

Question 13

deposition

Answer 13

when sediments are deposited or dropped off in a different location