rock cycle voculary words Flashcards
rock
a solid made up of many different minerals
sedimentary rock
rocks that have been formed through the depostitionof the solidification of sediment
igneus rock
formed by a volcano or the solidification of molten rock
metamophic rock
formed by extreme heat and presure that changes the structure of rock
rock cycle
the process in which rocks are continously transformed between the 3 rock types
sediment
mineral or organic matter carried and deposited by water or wind that may consolidate into rock. (TINY PIECES OF ROCK OR MINERALS.)
weathering
breaks rocks down into sediment using: wind, ice ,water, and extreame tempatures.
erosion
the kovment of small pieces of rock or sediment due to wind, gravity and other natural forces
deposition
when sediments are deposited or dropped off in a differint location
cementation
the hardening and sticking of mineral grains
molten
liqified by heat
magma
a hot, molten rock below the earths surface
lava
molten rock erupts from a volcano. above the earths surface