Rocks
Rocks Rock
100
Rock produced by the cooloing and solidification of magma, either on or below Earth’s surface.
What is an igneous rock?
100
The continuous process of change in which new rocks are formed from old rocks.
What is the rock cycle?
200
Rock produced by cemented and compacted mineral particles deposited by wind, water, ice, or chemical reactions.
What is a sedimentary rock?
200
Melted rock deep within Earth.
What is magma?
300
Rock that has undergone change as a result of intense heat and pressure.
What is a metamorphic rock?
300
Naturally occuring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.
What are minerals?
400
Sediment has been deposited, the process of compaction and cementation change the sediment into sedimentary rock.
What is sedimentation?
400
An opening in the surface of Earth through which lava and other materials erupt.
What is a volcano?
500
The chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth’s surface.
What is weathering?
500
The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface.
What is an earthquake?
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