Chapter 8 Vocabulary

What is a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Topaz

What is molten rock beneath the earth's surface

• lava

• magma

• sediment

• cement

What is liquid magma that reaches the surface

• lava

• magma

• sediment

• cement

What is small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things

• lava

• magma

• sediment

• cement

What rock forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

Which rock forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

An extrusive rock is an igneous rock and is formed at the ______ of the Earth.

An intrusive rock is an igneous rock that formed when _______hardened beneath Earth's surface

What is the process that presses sediment together?

• radiation

• cementation

• compaction

• convection

The series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock is known as______