Unit 5 Vocabulary ( Rock Cycle)

Front

What are the elements and materials that make up rocks?

Back

Minerals

Front

What is the series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another?

Back

Rock Cycle

Front

In tectonic plates, what is the site at which an oceanic plate is sliding under a continental plate?

Back

Subduction zone

Front

What are small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things?

Back

Sediment

Front

What type of rock forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together?

Back

Sedimentary Rock

Front

What is the process called when sediments are compacted and cemented to form sedimentary rocks?

Back

Lithification

Front

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

Back

Igneous Rock

Front

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

Back

Weathering

Front

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

Back

Erosion

Front

What type of rock forms when existing rocks are subjected to heat and pressure?

Back

Metamorphic Rock