Rocks

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 or pressure that changes the structure of the 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

Mineral or organic matter carried and deposited by water or wind that may consolidate into rock.

Question 7

weathering

Answer 7

to age or change rocks as a result of being exposed to the elements: wind, ice, water, and extreme pressure.

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 sticking of mineral grains.

Question 11

molten

Answer 11

liquefied by heat.

Question 12

magma

Answer 12

A hot, molten rock below the Earth’s surface

Question 13

lava

Answer 13

molten rock that erupts from a volcano; the solid rock that from when molten cools above the Earth’s surface