Rock cycle Vocabulary Words Flashcards
Rock
A solid made up many different minerals
Rock
A solid made up many different minerals
Sedimentary rock
Rocks that have been formed through the deposition of and solidification of sediment
Igneous rock
formed by a volcano or the solidification of molten rock
Metamorphic rock
formed by extreme heat or pressure that change the structure of rock
Rock cycle
Te process in which rocks continually transforms between the 3 type rocks.
Sediment
mineral or organic matter carried an deposited by water or wind that may consolidate into rock.( tiny pieces of rocks or mineral.)
Weathering
to age or change rock as a result of being exposed to the elements: wid, ics, water, and extreme temperature.
Erosion
The movement of small pieces of rock or sediment due to wind,water,gravity and other natural forces.
Depiction
When sediments are deposited or dropped off a different location.
Cementation
The hardening and sticking of mineral grains
Molten
Liquified by heat.
Magma
A hot, molten rock below the earths surface.
Lava
Molten rock that erupts from a volcano. Above the earths surface.
