Rock Transformations: Chapter 2

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What is the process of sediment being pressed AND glued together?

Back

Compacting and cementing.

Front

Can all rocks on Earth's surface weather and become sediment?

Back

True.

Front

What are small pieces of rock called?

Back

Sediment.

Front

What happens if magma experiences cooling?

Back

It would become an igneous rock.

Front

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

Back

Erosion.

Front

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

Back

Weathering.

Front

What type of rock forms from cooled magma or lava?

Back

Igneous rock.

Front

What type of rock is formed from the accumulation of sediment?

Back

Sedimentary rock.

Front

What is the term for the solid material that settles out of a liquid?

Back

Sediment.

Front

What is the difference between magma and lava?

Back

Magma is molten rock beneath the Earth's surface; lava is magma that has reached the surface.