Rock Cycle vocabulary practice

Front

What is the movement of rocks from place to place?

Back

Erosion

Front

What is a continuous process by which rocks are created, changed from one form to another, destroyed, and then formed again?

Back

Rock Cycle

Front

What is a naturally occurring solid substance that does not come from animal or plant?

Back

Mineral

Front

What are many pieces of broken down rocks and soil called?

Back

Sediments

Front

What is a solid made of one or more minerals?

Back

Rocks

Front

What is the process called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?

Back

Weathering

Front

What do we call the process of laying down sediment in a new location?

Back

Deposition

Front

What type of rock is formed from cooled magma or lava?

Back

Igneous Rock

Front

What type of rock is formed from the compression of sediments?

Back

Sedimentary Rock

Front

What type of rock is formed under heat and pressure?

Back

Metamorphic Rock