Vocabulary
Water and ice around Earth
Hydrosphere
Rock formed when particles of other rocks are deposited in layers and cemented together
Sedimentary Rock
The cycle through which Earth's rocks change from one type to another over time due to Earth's processes
Rock Cycle
What happens to lava when it erupts from a volcano?
Turns into an igneous rock
Cycle
Rock formed when lava or magma cools, forms crystals, or solidified
Igneous Rock
When rocks melt, what do they turn into?
Magma
How does rock turn into soil?
Weathering
Solid and molten rock, soil, and sediments on Earth
Geosphere
Rock formed underground due to heat and pressure
Metamorphic Rock
When rock go through weathering and erosion, what do they turn into?
What are the 3 types of rocks?
Metamorphic, sedimentary, igneous
Living things and humans on Earth
Biosphere
When sediments are pressed together they form a _______ rock.
When rocks have increased temperature and pressure, what kind of rock do they turn into?
Metamorphic Rock
Is the rock cycle a linear cycle?
No
A change to a substance that occurs without forming a new substance, such as change in size or states of matter
Physical Change
What are the two types of igneous rocks?
Extrusive and Intrusive
How do sediments become sedimentary rocks?
Compaction
What are some of the processes that cause the cycling of Earth's materials?
Rock Cycle, weathering, erosion, compaction, deposition, melting