Rock Vocab

Question 1

A solid made up of many different minerals

Answer 1

Rock

Question 2

Rocks that have been formed through the deposition of and solidification of sediment.

Answer 2

Sedimentary rock

Question 3

Formed by a volcano or the solidification of molten rock.

Answer 3

Igneous rock

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Metamorphic rock

Question 5

The process in which rocks are continuously transformed between the 3 rock types.

Answer 5

Rock cycle

Question 6

Mineral or organic matter carried and deposited by water or wind that may consolidate into rock. (TINY PIECES OF ROCKS OR MINERALS)

Answer 6

Sediment

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Weathering

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Erosion

Question 9

When sediments are deposited or dropped off in a different location.

Answer 9

Deposition

Question 10

The hardening and sticking of mineral grains.

Answer 10

Cementation

Question 11

Liquified by heat

Answer 11

Molten

Question 12

A hot, molten rock below the Earth’s surface

Answer 12

Magma

Question 13

Molten rock that erupts from a volcano. Above the Earth’s surface.

Answer 13

Lava