Amplify Rock Transformations Vocab Study Game

Front

What is the process of sediment being buried and pressed together?

Back

Compaction

Front

What is the process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion?

Back

Subduction

Front

What is the hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth called?

Back

Magma

Front

What type of rock is formed when heat and pressure deep underground changes existing rock?

Back

Metamorphic rock

Front

What is defined as anything that has mass and takes up space?

Back

Matter

Front

What is the process of rocks being broken down into smaller pieces?

Back

Weathering

Front

What is the process by which sediment is glued together to form rock?

Back

Cementation

Front

What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

Back

Igneous rock

Front

What is the term for the movement of sediment from one location to another?

Back

Erosion

Front

What is the layer of rock that makes up Earth's outer shell?

Back

Crust