Rock Cycle Vocab

Define "Sedimentary Rock"

• Formed under the earth's surface when heat and pressure are applied

• formed when sediments are compacted together over a long period of time

• when rocks are broken down

• I don't have a clue

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Define "Weathering"

• When rocks are broken down into sediments

• Process of rocks changing from one type to another

• Moves sediments using gravity, water, wind, or ice

• When sediments and particles are carried away by erosion and are dropped elsewhere

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Define "Metamorphic Rock"

• Formed when magma cools

• Formed under the earth’s surface when heat and pressure are applied

• Formed when sediments are compacted together over a long period of time

• Someone who studies rocks

Define "Crust"

• The outer part of the Earth, made up of the crust and upper mantle

• Innermost layer of the earth, has 2 parts: inner/outer

• Top layer, thinnest, has valuable resources

• Middle layer of the earth, has 2 parts: upper/lower

Define "Geologist"

• Mrs. Kaufmann

• A person who studies bugs

• A person who studies geography

• A person who studies rocks

Define "Deposition"

• Moves sediments using gravity, water, wind, or ice

• When sediments and particles are carried away by erosion and are dropped elsewhere

• Process of rocks changing from one type to another

• Formed when magma cools

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Define "Lithosphere"

• Innermost layer of the earth, has 2 parts: inner/outer

• Middle layer of the earth, has 2 parts: upper/lower

• Top layer, thinnest, has valuable resources

• The outer part of the Earth, made up of the crust and upper mantle

Define "Inorganic"

• Does not come from living things

• Comes from living things

• Comes from oxygen

• Does not come from oxygen

Define "core"

• Innermost layer of the earth, has 2 parts: inner/outer

• Middle layer of the earth, has 2 parts: upper/lower

• Top layer, thinnest, has valuable resources

• The outer part of the Earth, made up of the crust and upper mantle

Define "Rock Cycle"

• When sediments and particles are carried away by erosion and are dropped elsewhere

• Moves sediments using gravity, water, wind, or ice

• When rocks are broken down into sediments

• Process of rocks changing from one type to another

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