Vocabulary words

Question 1

Igneous rock

Answer 1

A rock formed from solidification or cooling of magma

Question 2

Sedimentary Rock

Answer 2

A rock that is formed from formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at the Earth’s surface, followed by cementation

Question 3

Metamorphic Rock

Answer 3

a rock that is formed from an existing type of rock that has been subjected to too high heat or pressure

Question 4

Crystallization

Answer 4

which a solid forms, where the atoms or molecules are highly organized into a structure known as a crysta

Question 5

Lithification

Answer 5

is the process in which sediments compact under pressure, expel connate fluids, and gradually become solid rock

Question 6

Sediment

Answer 6

Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice or by the force of gravity acting on the particles

Question 7

Deposition

Answer 7

process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or landmas

Question 8

Weathering

Answer 8

the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere.

Question 9

Erosion

Answer 9

the action of surface processes that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth’s crust, and then transports it to another location