rock vocab Flashcards
Rock
A solid made of different minerals
Sedimentary rock
Rocks that have been formed through deposition
Igneous rock
Formed by a volcano/molten rock
Metamorphic rock
Formed by extreme heat and pressure
Rock cycle
The process in which rocks are continuously transformed
sediment
Mineral or organic matter carried and deposited by water or wind that may consolidate into rock.
Weathering
Breaks rocks down into sediment using: wind, ice, water, and extreme temperatures.
Erosion
Breaks rocks down into sediment using: wind, ice, water, and extreme temperatures.
deposition
When sediments are deposited or dropped off in a different location.
cementation
The hardening and sticking of mineral grains.
Molten
Liquified by heat.
Magma
A hot, molten rock below the Earth’s surface.
Lava
Molten rock that erupts from a volcano. Above the Earth’s surface.
