rock cycle vocab words

Question 1

Rock

Answer 1

A solid made up of many different minerals

Question 2

sedimentary rock

Answer 2

Rock 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 or pressure that changes structure of rock

Question 5

rock cycle

Answer 5

The process in which rocks are continuously transformed between 3 rock types

Question 6

sediment

Answer 6

or organic matter carried and deposited by water or wind that may consolidate into rock

Question 7

weathering

Answer 7

to age or to change rock as a result of being exposed to the elements win. ice, water and extreme temperatures

Question 8

erosion

Answer 8

the movement of small pieces of a rock or sediment due to win water , gravity and other natural forces

Question 9

depstion

Answer 9

when sediments are deposited or dropped off in a different location

Question 10

cementation

Answer 10

The harding and sticking of mineral grains

Question 11

molten

Answer 11

liquefied by heat

Question 12

magma

Answer 12

A hot molten rock below the earths surface

Question 13

Lava

Answer 13

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