Rock Cycle Vocabulary Words Flashcards
Rock
A solid made up of many different minerals
Sedimentary Rock
Rocks that have been formed through the deposition of and solidification sediment.
Igneous Rock
Formed by a volcano or the solidification of molten rock
Metamorphic Rock
Formed by extreme heat and pressure that changes the structure of rock.
Rock Cycle
The process in which rocks are continuously transformed between the 3 rock types
Sediment
Mineral or organic matter carried and deposited by water or wind that may consolidate into rocks. (Tiny pieces of rocks or minerals)
Weathering
To age or change rock as a result of being exposed to the elements: wind, ice, water and extreme temperatures.
Erosion
The movement of small pieces of rock or sediment due to wind, water, gravity and other natural forces.
Deposition
When sediments are deposition or dropped off in a different location.
Cementation
The hardening and sticking of minerals grains.
Molten
Liquified by heat
Magma
A hot, molten rock below the Earth’s surface.
Lava
Molten rock that erupts from a volcano. Above the Earth’s Surface.