Rock Cycle Vocabulary: Science Keith

Question 1

Rock

Answer 1

A solid make up of many different minerals.

Question 2

Sedimentary Rock

Answer 2

Rocks that have been formed through the deposition of and solidification of sediment.

Question 3

Igneous Rock

Answer 3

Formed by a valcano or the solidification of molten rock.

Question 4

Metamorphic Rock

Answer 4

Formed by extreme heat and pressure that changes the structure of rock.

Question 5

Rock Cycle

Answer 5

The process in which rocks are continuously transformed between the 3 different types of rocks.

Question 6

Sediment

Answer 6

Mineral or organic matter carried and deposited by water or wind that may consolidate into rock. (TINY PIECES OF ROCK OR MINERAL).

Question 7

Cementation

Answer 7

The hardening and sticking of mineral grains.

Question 8

Weathering

Answer 8

To age or change as a result of being exposed to the elements: wind, water, ice and extreme temperatures.

Question 9

Erosion

Answer 9

The movement of small pieces of rock or sediment due to wind, water, gravity and other natural forces.

Question 10

Deposition

Answer 10

When sediments are deposited or dropped off in a different location.

Question 11

Molten

Answer 11

Liquified by heat.

Question 12

Magma

Answer 12

A hot, molten rock. BELOW the Earth’s surface.

Question 13

Lava

Answer 13

Molten rock that erupts from a volcano. ABOVE the Earth’s surface.