Rock Formation

molten rock inside Earth

• lava

• sediment

• pressure

• magma

molten rock that reaches Earth's surface

• lava

• sediment

• pressure

• magma

igneous rock that forms when magma cools and hardens inside Earth

• inorganic

• intrusive

• extrusive

• organic

igneous rock that forms when lava cools and hardens on Earth's surface

• intrusive

• organic

• extrusive

• inorganic

breaking down of larger rocks into smaller pieces by gravity, water, wind, or ice

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• compaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

moving sediments from one place to another

• weathering

• deposition

• erosion

• cementation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the sticking together of sediments

• compaction

• cementation

• deposition

• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

when sediments are pressed together

• weathering

• erosion

• compaction

• cementation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

smaller pieces of larger rocks

• pressure

• organic

• inorganic

• sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What processes forms igneous rocks?

• weathering & erosion

• cooling & hardening of magma or lava

• heat & pressure

• compaction & cementation