Rock Cycle

Front

What is the process called when weathered sediments are laid down in a new location?

Back

Deposition

Front

What is the breaking down of Earth's materials by water, wind, ice, and chemicals into smaller sediments called?

Back

Weathering

Front

What type of rock forms when existing rocks are changed by extreme heat and pressure?

Back

Metamorphic rock

Front

What is the hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the Earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed?

Back

Magma

Front

What do we call liquid magma that reaches the surface of the Earth?

Back

Lava

Front

What is the term for the continuous process of rocks changing from one type to another?

Back

Rock Cycle

Front

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

Back

Igneous rock

Front

What is the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by natural forces?

Back

Erosion

Front

What type of rock is formed from the accumulation and compaction of sediments?

Back

Sedimentary rock

Front

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

Back

Erosion