Rock Cycle Vocabulary Words

Question 1

Rock

Answer 1

A solid made up of many different minerals.

Question 2

Sedimentary

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Igneous rock

Answer 3

Formed by volcano or the solidification of molten rock.

Question 4

Metamorphic rock

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Rock cycle

Answer 5

The process in which rocks are continuously transformed between the rock types.

Question 6

Molten

Answer 6

Liquefied by heat.

Question 7

Sediment

Answer 7

Mineral or organic matter carried and deposited by water or wind that may consolidate into rocks.

Question 8

Weathering

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Lava

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Erosion

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Deposition

Answer 11

When sediments are deposited or dropped of in a different locations.

Question 12

Cementations

Answer 12

The hardening and sticking of mineral grains.

Question 13

Magma

Answer 13

A hot,molten rock below the earth’s surface.

Question 14

Deposition

Answer 14

When sediments are deposited or dropped of in a different locations.