WorksheetsRock Cycle Vocabulary Study Guide
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
a model describing the transformations of rocks from one major rock type to another
Rock cycle
lava
magma
Geothermal Energy
Melted rock on Earth's surface.
melted rock located beneath Earth's surface
a natural, renewable energy resource produced by Earth's naturally occurring heat, steam, and hot water
A type of rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens.
a type of rock formed by gravity pressing fragments of other rocks and minerals together as they settle on land or under the ocean over a long period of time
one of the major types of rock that is created from previously existing rock by the action of intense heat and pressure
changes to rocks and minerals on Earth's surface that are caused by chemical reactions.
The exertion of force on something so that it becomes more dense.
Compression
or compaction
The binding together of particles or other things by cement.
occurs when eroded sediments are dropped in another location, ending the process of erosion.
When soil is moved from one location to another by wind or water
