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 seposition of and solidfication of sediment.

Question 3

igneous rock

Answer 3

formed by a volcano or the solidfication of molten rock

Question 4

metamorfic rock

Answer 4

formed by extreme heat and pressure that changes the structure of rock

Question 5

rock cycle

Answer 5

The process on 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 ito rock. (TINY PIECES OF ROCKS OR MINERALS)

Question 7

weathering

Answer 7

breaks rocks down into sediment using: wind, ice, water, and extreme temp.

Question 8

erosion

Answer 8

the movement 0f small pieces of rock or sediment du 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 gains

Question 11

molten

Answer 11

liquified by heat

Question 12

magma

Answer 12

A hot, molten rock below the earths surface.

Question 13

lava

Answer 13

molten rock that erupts from a volcano,ABOVE E|THE EARTHS SURFACE