Rock Transformations Amplify (Vocabulary)

Front

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

Back

Weathering

Front

What is the process of sediment being glued together?

Back

Cementation

Front

What is the process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion?

Back

Subduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

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

Back

Sedimentary rock

Front

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

Back

Sample

Front

What is the term for the movement of rock and soil down a slope due to gravity?

Back

Erosion

Front

What is the molten rock beneath the Earth's surface called?

Back

Magma

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

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

Back

Igneous rock

Front

What is the process of changing one type of rock into another type through heat and pressure?

Back

Metamorphism

Front

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

Back

Strata

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4