Rocks Cycle Vocabulary

Question 1

Rock

A solid made up of many different minerals.

Answer 1

Sedimentary rock

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

Question 2

Igneous rock

Formed by a volcano or the solid solidification of molten rock.

Answer 2

Metamorphic rock

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

Question 3

Rock Cycle

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

Answer 3

Sediment

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

Question 4

Weathering

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

Answer 4

Erosion

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

Question 5

Deposition

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

Answer 5

Cementation

The hardening and striking of mineral grains.

Question 6

Molten

Liquified by heat.

Answer 6

Magma

A hot, molten rock below the Earth surface.

Question 7

Lava

Molten rock that erupts from a volcano or vent. also the solid that forms when molten rock cools above the Earth surface.