Rock Cycle

Question 1

Igneous Rock

Answer 1

An Igneous rock is a type of rock that forms with intense heat usually from a volcano.

Question 2

Sedimentary Rock

Answer 2

A Sedimentary rock is a type of rock that forms from cooled Magma/Lava.

Question 3

Metamorphic Rock

Answer 3

A Metamorphic rock is a type of rock that forms when there is intense heat and a lot of pressure.

Question 4

Crystallization

Answer 4

It is the formation of rock crystals in cooling Magma.

Question 5

Lithification

Answer 5

Lithification, complex process whereby freshly deposited loose grains of sediment are converted into rock. Lithification may occur at the time a sediment is deposited or later.

Question 6

Sediment

Answer 6

Erosion is the process by which weathering products are transported away from the weathering site, either as solid material or as dissolved components, eventually to be deposited as sediment. Any unconsolidated deposit of solid weathered material constitutes sediment.

Question 7

Deposition

Answer 7

Deposition is the geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or landmass. Wind, ice, water, and gravity transport previously weathered surface material, which, at the loss of enough kinetic energy in the fluid, is deposited, building up layers of sediment.

Question 8

Weathering

Answer 8

Weathering is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earths surface. Once a rock has been broken down, a process called erosion transports the bits of rock and minerals away.

Question 9

Erosion

Answer 9

Erosion is the process by which soil and rock particles are worn away and moved elsewhere by gravity, or by a moving transport agent – wind, water or ice.