Rocks and Rock Cycle Vocabulary Review

Front

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

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Igneous rock

Front

What type of igneous rock is formed when magma hardens beneath the surface of Earth?

Back

Intrusive Rock

Front

What type of sedimentary rock forms when minerals dissolved in a water solution crystallize?

Back

Chemical rock

Front

What type of sedimentary rock forms where remains of plants and animals are deposited in layers?

Back

Organic rocks

Front

What are the minerals called that make up most of the rocks of Earth's surface?

Back

Rock-forming minerals

Front

What is the process called where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?

Back

Weathering

Front

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

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Erosion

Front

What type of rock is formed from the alteration of existing rock due to heat and pressure?

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Metamorphic rock

Front

What is the term for the cycle that describes the transformation of rocks from one type to another?

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Rock Cycle

Front

What type of sedimentary rock is formed from fragments of other rocks?

Back

Clastic rocks