Rock Cycle Flashcards
(12 cards)
Rock
A solid made up of many different mineral
Sedimentary Rock
Rocks that have been formed through the deposition of and solidification of sediment
Igneous rock
Formed bu a volcano or the solidification of molten rock
Metamorphic rock
Formed by extreme heat and pressure that changes the structure of rock.b
Rock Cycle
The process is which rocks are continuously transformed between the 3 rocks typesd
Sediment
Mineral or orgnaic matter carried and deposited by water or wind that may consolidate into rock. (Tiny pieces of rocks or minerals)
Weathering
Breaks rock down into sediment using; wind, ice, water, extreme temperture.
Erosion
The movement of small pieces of rock or sediment due to wind, water, gravity, and other natural forces
Deposition
When sediments are deposited or dropped off in a different location
Cementation
The hardening and sticking of mineral grains
Molten
Liquidfied by heat
Magma
A hot molten rock below the Earth’s Surface