Rock Cycle Vocabulary Words

Question 1

Rock

Answer 1

A solid made 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 volcano 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 rock types

Question 6

sediment

Answer 6

Mineral or organic matter carried and deposited by water or wind that may consolidate into rock. (tiny pieces of rocks or minerals)

Question 7

weathering

Answer 7

Breaks rocks down into sediment using: wind, ice, water, and extreme temperatures

Question 8

erosion

Answer 8

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

Question 9

deposition

Answer 9

when sediments are deposited or dropped off in a different location

Question 10

cementation

Answer 10

The hardening and sticking of mineral grains

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.