Science Topic Rocks

The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Weathering
• Igneous Rock

Rock that forms when magma or lava cools and hardens to become solid, either beneath or on Earth’s surface

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock
• Rock Cycle

Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

The series of processes in which rock changes from one type to another.

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Igneous Rock
• Rock Cycle

The process by which sediment comes to rest in water or other low-lying areas.

• Deposition
• Subsidence
• Uplift
• Rift Zone

The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another.   Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.

• Rock Cycle
• Uplift
• Deposition
• Erosion

Rock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.

• Igneous Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Rock Cycle

• Rift Zone
• Rock Cycle
• Uplift
• Erosion

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Igneous Rock