rocks

Question 1

deposition

Answer 1

when sediments are deposited or dropped off in a different location

Question 2

cementation

Answer 2

the hardening and sticking of mineral grains

Question 3

molten

Answer 3

liquified by heat

Question 4

magma

Answer 4

A hot, molten rock below the Earth’s surface.

Question 5

Lava

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Erosion

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Weathering

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Sediment

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Rock cycle

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Metamorphic rock

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Igneous rock

Answer 11

Formed by a volcano or the solidification of molten rock.

Question 12

Sedimentary rock

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Rock

Answer 13

A solid made up of many different minerals