Rocks and Rock Cycle Vocabulary Review

processes that break down rocks into tiny pieces usually by wind and water

• weathering

• erosion

• compaction

• cementation

process that carries away tiny pieces of rock by wind or water

• weathering

• erosion

• compaction

• cementation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

tiny pieces of rocks that settle onto the Earth's surface

• erosion

• deposition

• sediment

• sedimentary rock

buildup of sediment onto the Earth's surface usually in layers

• sediment

• deposition

• compaction

• cementation

process of squeezing layers of sediment together

• sedimentary rock

• deposition

• compaction

• cementation

process of sticking layers of sediment together into a solid rock form

• sedimentary rock

• compaction

• deposition

• cementation

rock formed from the deposition, compaction, and cementation of sediment

• intrusive igneous rock

• extrusive igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

liquid rock located on the Earth's surface

• magma

• lava

• sediment

• weathering

liquid rock located beneath the Earth's surface

• lava

• magma

• sediment

• weathering

rock formed from the cooling and hardening of magma inside the Earth

• intrusive igneous rock

• extrusive igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock