Water Cycle
Water vapor cools and changes back into liquid droplets
What is Condensation?
Rock formed from cooled magma or lava
What are Igneous Rocks?
The breaking down of rocks without moving them
What is Weathering?
The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas
What is Evaporation?
Rock formed by pressure and heat over time
What are Metamorphic Rocks?
The movement of rock and soil by wind, water, or ice
What is Erosion?
When water falls from clouds to the Earth's surface
What is Precipitation?
Rock made from compacted sediments
What are Sedimentary rocks?
A form of weathering caused by living things like roots or burrowing animals
What is Biologic Weathering?
Water that flows over land into rivers and streams
What is Runoff?
This molten material forms deep inside the Earth and cools to create igneous rock
What is Magma?
The process of laying down sediment in a new location
What is Deposition?
Water that seeps down into the soil and becomes part of the underground supply
What is infiltration?
The process by which sediment becomes sedimentary rock through compaction and cementation
What is Lithification?
When water enters cracks in rocks, freezes, and breaks the rock apart
What is Ice/Frost wedging?