Rock Transformations

the process of sediment being glued together

• compaction

• cementation

• gluing

• sedimentation

the process of sediment being buried and pressed together

• sedimentation

• cementation

• stacked

• compaction

a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like

• blue print

• cross section

• map

• diagram

the ability to make things move or change

• cementation

• matter

• subduction

• energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The type of rock that is formed when magma cools and becomes solid

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The type of rock that is formed from small pieces of rock that get pressed and glued together.

• igenous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

The type of rock that is formed when heat or pressure deep underground change existing rock.

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• uplift

• mineral

• subduction

• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion.

• uplift

• conduction

• convection

• weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rocks breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or water moving.

• matter

• weathering

• mineral

• subduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2