Unit 4 Review

Front

What type of rock is formed from shale when exposed to heat and pressure?

Back

Metamorphic

Front

What process, along with compaction, changes loose sediments into sedimentary rock?

Back

Cementation

Front

What is the process called that causes the breakdown of rock due to rain, wind, ice, sunlight, and plants?

Back

Weathering

Front

What do we call the fragments of rock that are broken down and deposited by ocean waves?

Back

Sediment

Front

What is the term for the transportation of rock fragments by water, wind, ice, or gravity?

Back

Erosion

Front

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

Back

Igneous

Front

What is the process called when sediments are compacted and cemented together?

Back

Lithification

Front

What is the difference between erosion and weathering?

Back

Erosion involves the movement of rock fragments, while weathering is the breakdown of rocks without movement.

Front

What type of rock forms from the accumulation of sediment?

Back

Sedimentary

Front

What is the role of pressure in the formation of metamorphic rocks?

Back

Pressure causes changes in the mineral structure of the rock.