The Rock Cycle

Front

What creates extreme heat and pressure below Earth's surface?

Back

Movement of the Earth's tectonic plates.

Front

What is the process by which sediment is moved from one place to another?

Back

Erosion, caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.

Front

What type of rock is formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake?

Back

Sedimentary rock.

Front

True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.

Back

False.

Front

What is the process called when sediments are compacted and cemented together?

Back

Compaction and cementation.

Front

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

Back

Igneous rock.

Front

What is the term for the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces?

Back

Weathering.

Front

What is the process of laying down sediment in a new location?

Back

Deposition.

Front

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

Back

Metamorphic rock.

Front

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

Back

The Rock Cycle.