Rock Transformations Vocab

Front

Rock breakdown into smaller pieces by wind or water.

Back

Weathering

Front

Process of rock formations being pushed up due to plate motion

Back

Uplift

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

Process of rock material moving into the mantle due to plate motion.

Back

Subduction

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Front

Rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together

Back

Sedimentary

Front

small pieces of rock

Back

sediment

Front

A small part representing the whole.

Back

sample

Front

Everything made of rock: magma, sediment, and all rock types.

Back

rock materials

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

A region of rock formed as a single type.

Back

rock formation

Front

Place where two plates meet

Back

plate boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

Large sections of solid rock in Earth's outer layer

Back

plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3