Rocks and Rock Cycle Vocab

Which vocabulary word means the process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces by natural forces such as water flow or ice freezing and thawing?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• cementation

Which vocabulary word means the movement of sediment to a new location by water, wind, or ice?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which vocabulary word means the dropping of sediments from wind or water that slows down, or from ice melts?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• cementation

Which vocabulary word means rocks formed when particles of other rocks are deposited in layers and are compacted and cemented together?

• sedimentary rocks

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

Which vocabulary word means occurs when rock particles are pressed together or packed down by gravity and overlying rocks?

• compaction

• deposition

• cementation

• subsidence

Which vocabulary word means occurs when compacted sediments stick together and turn into rock?

• cementation

• compaction

• deposition

• subsidence

Which vocabulary word means hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the Earth's crust?

• magma

• lava

• intrusive

• extrusive

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which vocabulary word means hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure?

• magma

• lava

• intrusive

• extrusive

Which vocabulary word means rocks formed through the cooling and solidification of magma and lava?

• sedimentary rocks

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

Which vocabulary word means rocks formed inside the earth from magma slowly cooling?

• intrusive rocks

• extrusive rocks

• clastic rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1