Unit 5 Vocabulary ( Rock Cycle)

Front

What are small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things?

Back

Sediment

Front

What type of rock forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together?

Back

Sedimentary Rock

Front

What is the series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another?

Back

Rock Cycle

Front

What are the elements and materials that make up rocks?

Back

Minerals

Front

What is the breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface called?

Back

Weathering

Front

What is the process by which rocks and soil are moved from one place to another?

Back

Erosion

Front

What is the process of laying down sediment in a new location?

Back

Deposition

Front

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

Back

Igneous Rock

Front

What is the process called when sediment is compacted and cemented to form sedimentary rock?

Back

Lithification

Front

What type of rock is formed under heat and pressure from existing rocks?

Back

Metamorphic Rock