Rock Cycle Vocabulary

a process where sediment is chemically glued together when minerals precipitate from the water they are dissolved in and fill the pore space between compressed sediment.

• sediment

• deposition

• magma

• cementation

A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks of the remains of plants or animals are pressed and cemented together.

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• sediment

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A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• sediment

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the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere.

• magma

• deposition

• weathering

• erosion

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Label the three main types of rocks correctly

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f

e

Sedimentary

Deposition

Granite

Metamorphic

Igneous

Sediment

Weathering

Obsidian

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Magma (the molten rock present deep inside the earth) or lava on earth's surface following a volcanic eruption, solidifies due to rapid cooling and crystallizes to form a type of rock called ​ (a)   .

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• sedimentary rocks

the process of being broken down by wind, water, or other natural agents.

• erosion

• deposition

• compaction

• cementation

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when sand, dirt, clay, and/or small rocks are pressed together over time so that the space between the pieces gets smaller

• sediment

• compaction

• magma

• cementation

What do they call the process where rocks change over tome from igneous to sedimentary to metamorphic in which these changes are caused by weathering, erosion and deposition?

• rock rotation

• weathering cycle

• rock cycle

• rock formation

Which of the main 3 main rock types were once igneous or sedimentary and have changed over time from high temperatures and pressure?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• hard

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