Rock Vocabulary

What is a naturally occurring, solid mixture of one or more minerals?

• Sedimentary

• Rock

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

Which type of rock is formed by the weight from above pressing down on layers of minerals or sediment?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Non-foliated

What process involves water, wind, ice, and temperature changes breaking down rock?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Compaction

What is the process where sediment is moved from one place to another?

• Cementation

• Erosion

• Uplifting

• Deposition

What is the process by which sediment comes to rest?

• Deposition

• Compaction

• Weathering

• Erosion

Which process involves layers of sediment being pressed together by weight from above?

• Cementation

• Compaction

• Erosion

• Uplifting

What is the process where dissolved minerals glue sediment together?

• Cementation

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

What type of rock is formed when magma or lava cools down?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Non-foliated

What are igneous rocks formed outside Earth from lava cooling called?

• Intrusive

• Extrusive

• Foliated

• Non-foliated

What are igneous rocks formed inside Earth from magma cooling called?

• Extrusive

• Intrusive

• Foliated

• Non-foliated