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

TINY PIECES OF ROCKS AND 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 the sticking of mineral grains.

Question 11

molten

Answer 11

Liquefied by heat.

Question 12

magma

Answer 12

A hot, molten rock below the surface of the earth,

Question 13

lava

Answer 13

Molten rock above the earth’s surface