Rock Cycle Flashcards
Rock
A solid made up of many different minerals
Sedimentary rock
Rock that have been
formed throgh the
Igneous rock
Formed by a Volcano
or the solidification
of molten rock
Metamorphic rock
Formed by extreme hat or pressure that changes the stucture of
rock
Rock Cycle
the process in Which
rocks are continuously
transfomed between the
3 rock types
Sediment
Mineral or organic matter carried
and deposited by water or wind
that may consolidate into rock
Weathering
To age or change rock as
a result of being exposed
to the elements : wind
ice water,and extreme
Eronsion
the movemant of small pieces of rock or sediment due to wind
Cementation
the hardening and sticking of mineral
Cementation
the hardening and sticking of mineral
Magma
a hot , molten rock below the Earth is s
Moten
Liquified by heat
Lava
Molten rock that eupts form a volcano or vent; also the solid rock the forms when moltenrock cools
Magma
Ahot , molten rock below the Earth ‘s surface
