Rock Transformations Amplify (Vocabulary)

Front

What is the term for hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth?

Back

Magma

Front

What is the process called that involves the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water?

Back

Erosion

Front

What type of rock is formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock?

Back

Metamorphic rock

Front

What type of rock is formed when sediment is pressed and glued together?

Back

Sedimentary rock

Front

What is the term for the ability to make things move or change?

Back

Energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

What is the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?

Back

Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

What is the term for the solid, outer layer of the Earth?

Back

Crust

Front

What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

Back

Igneous rock

Front

What is the cycle called that describes the continuous transformation of rocks from one type to another?

Back

Rock cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

What is the term for the layers of sedimentary rock that are formed over time?

Back

Strata

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4