6.10B Rock Classification Vocabulary

the series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock

• igneous rock

• rock cycle

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

rock that forms when molten rock cools and hardens: from volcanoes

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• weathering

rock that forms under the surface of the Earth from heat and pressure

• sedimentary rock

• weathering

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

rock that forms from the compaction and cementation of layers of sediment

• weathering

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

the breaking down of rocks

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• cementation

processes by which rock, sand, and soil are carried away

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• cementation

process in which sediment is dropped off in new locations.

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

• cementation

process in which rocks are glued together by minerals in the water.

• compaction

• weathering

• erosion

• cementation

process in which rocks are squeezed or pressed together tightly over time.

• weathering

• compaction

• deposition

• erosion

change from liquid to solid

• solidification

• rock cycle

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4