Week 2 4.9 Vocab Flashcard

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Igneous Rock

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Rock formed when lava or magma cools, forms crystals, and solidifies.

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Sedimentary Rock

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Rock formed from layers of deposited and cemented particles.

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Metamorphic Rock:

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Rock formed deep underground due to heat and pressure.

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Rock Cycle: The process where Earth's rocks transform over time due to various processes, altering mineral compositions and structures.

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The cycle through which Earth’s rocks change from one type into another over time due to various Earth processes; creates changes in mineral compositions and physical structures.

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Deposition:

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The process by which gravity, water, wind, and ice deposit weathered and relocated sediment.

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Erosion: The process by which gravity, water, wind, and ice remove and transport sediment.

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The process by which gravity, water, wind, and ice remove and transport sediment from one place to another.

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Sediment: Earth material broken down by weathering; can be eroded and deposited by water, wind, ice, and gravity.

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Earth material broken down by weathering; can be eroded and deposited by water, wind, ice, and gravity.

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Weathering: Mechanical or chemical processes breaking rocks into smaller pieces.

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Mechanical or chemical processes breaking rocks into smaller pieces.

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Geoscience Process

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Any natural process affecting Earth’s surface, like weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics.

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Erosional Features?

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Earth’s surface showing evidence of weathering and relocation of materials.