Amplify Rock Transformations Vocab Study Game

Front

What is a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type?

Back

Rock formation

Front

What is anything that has mass and takes up space?

Back

Matter

Front

What do we call the place where two plates meet?

Back

Plate boundary

Front

What type of rock is formed when sediment is pressed and glued together?

Back

Sedimentary rock

Front

What type of rock forms when magma or lava cools and solidifies?

Back

Igneous rock

Front

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

Back

Weathering

Front

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

Back

Erosion

Front

What type of rock is formed under extreme heat and pressure?

Back

Metamorphic rock

Front

What is the term for molten rock beneath the Earth's surface?

Back

Magma

Front

What is the term for molten rock that reaches the Earth's surface?

Back

Lava