Rock Transformations Amplify (Vocabulary)

Front

What is the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock?

Back

Metamorphic rock

Front

What is the term for hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth?

Back

Magma

Front

What is the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid?

Back

Igneous rock

Front

What do we call small pieces of rock?

Back

Sediment

Front

What is the process of sediment being glued together?

Back

Cementation

Front

What is the term for the process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces?

Back

Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

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

Back

Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

What type of rock is formed from layers of sediment?

Back

Sedimentary rock

Front

What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves under another?

Back

Subduction

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Front

What is the term for the upward movement of rocks due to tectonic forces?

Back

Uplift

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2