Rock Forming Vocabulary Review

What are sediments?

• Large boulders

• Small pieces of weathered rock

• Molten lava

• Solidified magma

What is the process of moving sediments to a new location called?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Sedimentation

What is the process of breaking rock down into smaller pieces called?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Sedimentation

What is the state of matter before crystallization occurs?

• Solid

• Gas

• Plasma

• Liquid

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What is the process called when sediments stop moving and are dropped in a new place?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Transportation

What is the process called where sediment grains are glued together?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Cementation

• Deposition

Which of the following best describes cementation?

• Breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

• Gluing sediments together

• Movement of sediments from one place to another

• Formation of new rocks from molten material

What is the process of changing from a liquid to a solid called?

• Evaporation

• Melting

• Crystallization

• Condensation

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What is the process of squeezing sediments together called?

• Erosion

• Compaction

• Weathering

• Deposition

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What is the main factor that causes crystallization?

• Heating

• Cooling

• Mixing

• Stirring

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