Rock Cycle Lesson 3

The sinking of regions of the crust to lower elevations, leading to the formation of basins where sediment can be deposited

• Rock Cycle
• Subsidence
• Uplift
• Rift Zone

The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Weathering
• Igneous Rock

Rock that forms when magma or lava cools and hardens to become solid, either beneath or on Earth’s surface

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock
• Rock Cycle

The rising of regions of the crust to higher elevations.  It causes the rate of erosion to increase

• Subsidence
• Deposition
• Rift Zone
• Uplift

Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

The series of processes in which rock changes from one type to another.

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Igneous Rock
• Rock Cycle

An area where a set of deep cracks form, commonly between tectonic plates that are pulling apart.

• Uplift
• Rift Zone
• Deposition
• Subsidence

The process by which sediment comes to rest in water or other low-lying areas.

• Deposition
• Subsidence
• Uplift
• Rift Zone

The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another.   Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.

• Rock Cycle
• Uplift
• Deposition
• Erosion

Rock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.

• Igneous Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Rock Cycle