Vocabulary 1
When a liquid traps particles and causes sediments to get trapped
Cementation
Erosion
the wearing away of rocks
is molten rock that breaks through the Earth's surface.
lava
is the process of an animal or plant becoming preserved in a hard, petrified form. Fossilization often results in the impression of an organism being left in a rock
Fossilization
Foliation
this happens when a rock forms into visible layers
one of the 3 categories of rocks that form near volcanoes
igneous
this phase change causes rocks to leave the solid phase and become a liquid
melting
this occurs when pieces of rocks are set down in a location
Deposition
when a liquid cools and hardens into a piece that cannot break easily
Solidificaiton
Extrusive
formed on the surface of the Earth from lava, which is magma that has emerged from underground
sediments
naturally formed, smaller rocky pieces that result from weathering
weathering
the happens when rocks gets worn down due to the atmosphere
Crystallization
this happens when a liquid rock freezes into a solid rock
when pressure causes a rock to get pressed together
compaction
molten rock that is underground
magma
one of the 3 main categories of rocks that contains layers
sedimentary
a type of igneous rock that forms from magma that cools and solidifies INSIDE the crust of the Earth
intrusive
Non-foliated
this refers to rocks that are NOT layered
this is the leading cause or metamorphic rock formation, it either melts the rock or causes it to fall apart into a simpler form
Heat and pressure
one of the 3 categories of rocks that forms from changes due to heat or pressure
metamorphic