Layers
Rocks
vocab
100

All living organisms 

Biosphere

100

A naturally occurring solid made up of minerals 

Rock 

200

All the water 

Hydrosphere

200

Breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces 

Weathering 

300

All the gasses 

Atmosphere

300

A type of rock that is made from existing rock that is formed under INTENSE heat and pressure 

Metamorphic 

300

The continuous process of changes in rocks from one type to another 

Rock Cycle 

400

All the rocks 

Geosphere

400

Type of rock made from the remains of once living organisms 

Sedimentary 

400

Placing of sediments in a new location 

Deposition 

500

All the Ice 

Cryosphere

500

Movement of sediment from one location to another by wind, water, ice, or gravity 

Erosion 

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