RT 6.3.1 Voc #1 (1-20) Structures of Earth

the movement of sediments by wind, water, and ice

• erosion

• rock

igneous rock is...

• made by sediments that are layered, compacted, and cemented

• rock that forms when hot, liquid magma cools into solid rock

The process in which sediments are squeezed together.

• sedimentation

• compaction

a rock is...

• a combination of one or more minerals or organic matter

• the process of sediments being squeezed and glued together

small pieces of rock that have been broken off of larger landforms or boulders, ex: sand or clay

• sediment

• erosion

rocks that change, or "morph" due to high temperatures and intense pressure

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

deposition is

• when sediments are compacted together

• when sediment is dropped off by wind, water, or ice.

The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces of sediment by wind, water, and ice

• weathering

• deposition

a natural cycle that changes each type of rock into other types of rock

• rock cycle

• cementation

intrusive igneous rock is formed when...

• metamorphic rock

• magma pushes, or INTRUDES, into surrounding rock below the Earth's surface and cools.