Rock Cycle Processes

the formation of crystals in igneous rock when magma cools

• crystalize
• mineralize
• solidify
• compaction

in the rock cycle, the physical change from a liquid to a solid

• freeze
• solidify
• crystalize
• melt

the natural process by wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose rocks

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• dissolving

a process in which materials are transported from one place to another by a natural agent, such as wind, water, ice or gravity

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• mechanical

the natural process where layers of material begin to accumulate

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• compile

the process in which the volume and porosity of a sediment is decreased by the weight of overlaying sediments are a result of burial beneath other sediments

• compaction
• cementation
• mineralization
• dissolving

the process in which minerals precipitate into pore spaces between sediment grains and bind sediments together to form rock

• compaction
• cementation
• mineralization
• erosion

the physical change of a solid into a liquid

• melting
• precipitation
• heating
• freezing

A precipitate is

• a solid that emerges (grows) out of a solution
• a loose pile of sediment at the mouth of a river
• the small pieces of rock that dissolve in water
• rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls from the atmosphere

Which is the best definition of a ROCK?

•  a solid aggregate of one or more minerals or mineraloids
• a large piece of a boulder
• item used to beat scissors in a game
• a solidified piece of lava or magma