Lithosphere ES Vocabulary Quiz

The rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle

Rock formed by the alteration of preexisting rock deep within Earth (but still in the solid state) by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids

Rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted, and cemented

A rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma

A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals

Magma that reaches Earth’s surface

The physical disintegration of rock, resulting in smaller fragments

The process by which the internal structure of a mineral is altered by the removal and/or addition of elements.

The process by which an agent of erosion loses energy and drops the sediment it is carrying

A metamorphic rock with a texture that gives the rock a layered appearance