rock cycle Flashcards
rock
A solid made up of many different minerals
sedimentary rock
Rocks that have been formed through the deposition of and soldification of sedimet.
lgneous rock
formed by a volcanno or the solidification of molten rock
metamorphic rock
formed by extreme heatand pressur that changes the stucture of rock
rock cycle
the process in which rocks are continuously transformed betweem the 3 rock types
sedment
mineral or organic matter carried and deposied by water or wind that may consolidate in to rock
wetthering
beraks rocks sown into sediment using wind ice water and extreme temperatures
erosion
the movment of rock or sediment due to wind water gravity and other natural forcess
deposition
when sediments are deposited or dropped off in different location.
cementation
the hardening and striking of mineral grains .
molten
liquifed by heat
magma
A hot molte rock below the earth surface
lava
molten rock that erupts from a volcano. above the erarth surface