rock cycle Flashcards
rock
a solid made up different minerals
sedimentary rock
ricks that have been formed through the deposition of and solidification
igneous rock
formed by a valcano or the solidifcation of molten rock
metamorphic
formed by extreme heat and pressure that changes the structure of rock
rock cycle
the process in which rocks are continuously transformed 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,
erosion
the movement of small pieces of rock or sediment due to wind
depostion when sediments are deposited or dropped off in a different location
cemention
the hardening and sticking of mineral grains
molten
liquified by heat
magma
a hot, molted rock below the earths suface
lava
molten rock that erupts from a valcano above the earths surface