Rocks Cycle Vocabulary

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 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 rock as a result of being exposed to the elements: wind, ice, water, and extreme temperatures.

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 sediment are deposited or dropped off in a different location.

Question 10

Cementation

Answer 10

The hardening and sticking of mineral grains.

Question 11

Cementation

Answer 11

The hardening and sticking of mineral grains.

Question 12

Molten

Answer 12

Liquified by heat

Question 13

Magma

Answer 13

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