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WorksheetsRock Transformations 1.0
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The process of sediment being glued together
cementation
compaction
weathering
erosion
The process of sediment being buried and pressed together
compaction
cementation
weathering
erosion
A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
cross section
model
diagram
tunnel
The ability to do work or cause change
energy
matter
force
motion
The movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water
erosion
weathering
compaction
cementation
The type of rock formed when magma cools and becomes solid
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
lava
Hot liquid rock below the surface of the Earth
magma
lava
igneous rock
rock formation
Anything that has mass and takes up space
matter
energy
volume
weight
The type of rock formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
rock materials
One of the many different types of matter that makes up rocks
mineral
crystal
lava
magma
One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
plate
crust
rock formation
rock materials
The place where two plates meet
plate boundary
crust
plate
rock formation
A region of rock that formed together as a single rock type
rock formation
rock materials
sedimentary rock
mineral
Everything made of rock: magma, sediment, and all types of rock
rock materials
rock formation
mineral
matter
A small part of something that is meant to show what the whole looks like
sample
cross section
diagram
model
Small pieces of rock
sediment
mineral
rock materials
matter
The type of rock formed when sediment is pressed and glued together
sedimentary rock
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
rock materials
The process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion
subduction
uplift
convergence
divergence
The process by which all rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
uplift
subduction
weathering
erosion
The process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces
weathering
erosion
compaction
cementation
