Rocks

Question 1

Rock

Answer 1

A solid made up of many different minerals

Question 2

Sedimentary rock

Answer 2

Rocks that have been formed through the deposition of and solidification of sediment.

Question 3

Igneous rock

Answer 3

Formed by a volcano or the solidification of molten rock.

Question 4

Metamorphic rock

Answer 4

Formed by extreme heat and pressure that changes the structure of rock.

Question 5

Rock cycle

Answer 5

The process in which rocks are continuously transformed between the three types.

Question 6

Sediment

Answer 6

Tiny pieces of rocks and minerals

Question 7

weathering

Answer 7

breaks rocks down into sediment using: wind, ice, water, and extreme temperatures.

Question 8

Erosion

Answer 8

The movement of small pieces of rock or sediment due to wind, water, gravity and other natural forces

Question 9

Deposition

Answer 9

when sediments are deposited or dropped off in a different location

Question 10

Cementation

Answer 10

the hardening and sticking or mineral grains

Question 11

molten

Answer 11

liquefied by heat

Question 12

magma

Answer 12

A hot, molten rock below the earth’s surface

Question 13

lava

Answer 13

Molten rock that erupts from a volcano. Above the earth’s surface.