Rocks Cycle Vocabulary words

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 solidifacation of sediment.

Question 3

Igneous rock

Answer 3

formed by a volcano or the solidifaction of molten rock

Question 4

Metamorphic rock

Answer 4

Formed by extreme heat and 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. (TINY PIECES OF ROCKS OR MINERALS)

Question 7

Weathering

Answer 7

To age or change rock as a result of being exposed to 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 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

Liquified 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 volcano. Above the earth’s surface.