Understanding the Rock Cycle Vocabulary

What is the term for tiny pieces of rock, sand, or dirt that settle at the bottom of water or on land?

• Weathering

• Sediment

• Erosion

• Deposition

What process breaks down rocks into smaller pieces by wind, water, or ice?

• Cementation

• Compaction

• Weathering

• Deposition

What is the process called when wind, water, or ice drop sediment in a new place?

• Weathering

• Cementation

• Deposition

• Foliated

Which process involves pressing layers of sediment together to form rock?

• Compaction

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Organic Rock

What is the process where minerals glue sediment pieces together to form rock?

• Erosion

• Cementation

• Weathering

• Foliated

What is the process of rocks changing from one type to another?

• Rock Cycle

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Which is NOT a process in forming sedimentary rocks?

• Cementation

• Compaction

• Weathering

• Foliated

What is the term for the movement of rock, sand, or soil by wind, water, or ice?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Compaction

• Organic Rock

Which rock type is formed from plant or animal remains?

• Foliated

• Organic Rock

• Sediment

• Compaction

Which metamorphic rock has layers?

• Organic Rock

• Foliated

• Sediment

• Cementation