Rock Transformations Vocab

Front

What is a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like?

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Sample

Front

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

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Sedimentary

Front

What is the process of sediment being buried and pressed together called?

Back

Compaction

Front

What is the process of sediment being glued together called?

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Cementation

Front

What is the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water?

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Weathering

Front

What is the term for the natural process that breaks down rocks?

Back

Weathering

Front

What type of rock is formed from cooled magma or lava?

Back

Igneous

Front

What type of rock is formed from existing rocks that have been changed by heat and pressure?

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Metamorphic

Front

What is the term for the movement of sediment from one place to another?

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Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

What is the term for the process that leads to the formation of sedimentary rocks?

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Lithification