the rock Flashcards
(13 cards)
Rock
A solid made up of many diffrent minerials.
Sedimentary rock
rocks that have been formed through the deposition of and solidifocation of sediment
igneous rock
formed by a volcano or the solidfication of molten rock
metamorphic rock
formed by extreme heat and pressure that changes the structer of rock
rock cycle
The procces in witch rocks are continuosly transformed between the 3 rock types
sediment
Mineral or organic matter carried and deposited by water or wind that may consolidate into rock. (tiny pieces of rocks or mineirals.)
Weathering
Breaks rocks down into sediment using wind,ice,water,and extreme tempetures.
Erosion
The movment 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 diffrent location.
Cementation
The harding and sticking of minerial grains
molten
Liquified by heat
Magma
A hot.molten rock below the earths surface.
Lava
Molten rock thst erupts from a volcano. above the earths surface