Rock Transformations

The process of sediment being glued together.

• compaction

• cementation

• erosion

• weathering

The process of sediment being buried and pressed together.

• cementation

• compaction

• erosion

• weathering

A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.

• cross section

• model

• sample

The ability to make things move or change.

• energy

• matter

• sample

• cross section

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• matter

The rock type that forms when magma or lava cools and solidifies.

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• sediment

The hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth.

• lava

• magma

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• matter

• sediment

• mineral

• sample

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The rock type formed when heat and pressure deep underground changes existing rock.

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

• sediment

One of many different types of matter that makes up rock.

• mineral

• sediment

• rock materials

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1