Igneous,
Sedimentary,
& Metamorphic Rocks
Sedimentary,
& Metamorphic Rocks
Rock formed when lava or magma cools and solidifies.
What is IGNEOUS ROCK?
The process of the Earth's rock changing between rock types.
What is a ROCK CYCLE?
A geological formation on the earth's surface.
What is a LANDFORM?
Rock formed from the cementation and compaction of other rock pieces (sediments), from the remains of living things (organic matter), or through chemical processes where a solid comes out of a liquid.
What is SEDIMENTARY ROCK?
The breakdown of the Earth's rocks and minerals through wind, water, and other forces and actions.
What is WEATHERING?
The physical features of the earth's surface and how it is laid out.
What is TERRAIN?
Pieces of other rock, including clay, silt, sand, pebble, cobble, and boulder.
What is SEDIMENT?
The movement of weathered materials such as sediments through wind, water, and other forces and actions.
What is EROSION?
Rock formed from the transformation of igneous rock and/or sedimentary rock under immense heat and pressure while still remaining in a solid state.
What is METAMORPHIC ROCK?
The adding of eroded sediment to the land.
What is DEPOSITION?
Having bands due to the presence of flat, repetitive layers as a result of pressure and heat changing crystal structures in the rock during formation of some metamorphic rocks.
What is FOLIATED?
A Life-sustaining layer of materials, including minerals, organic matter, living things, water, and gases.
What is SOIL?