Rock Cycle Vocabulary

buildup of sediment onto the Earth's surface usually in layers

• sediment

• deposition

• compaction

• cementation

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rock formed from the deposition, compaction, and cementation of sediment

• intrusive igneous rock

• extrusive igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

processes that break down rocks into tiny pieces usually by wind and water

• weathering

• erosion

• compaction

• cementation

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tiny pieces of rocks that settle onto the Earth's surface

• erosion

• deposition

• sediment

• sedimentary rock

process of sticking layers of sediment together into a solid rock form

• sedimentary rock

• compaction

• deposition

• cementation

metamorphic rock having no layers

• foliated

• non-foliated

• sediment

• metamorphosis

A basic concept in geology that describes transitions through geologic time among the three main rock types

• Rock Cycle

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Igneous Rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice or by the force of gravity acting on the particles.

• sediment

• compaction

• deposition

• cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The binding together of particles or other things

• compaction

• cementation

• sediment

• deposition

The process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by physical or chemical means is known as:

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Cementation