Rock Cycle Vocabulary

Molten rock beneath the earth's surface.

• magma

• lava

• core

• igneous rock

Metamorphic rock with a texture that give the rock a layered appearance

• mineral

• foliated metamorphic rock

• lava

• nonfoliated metamorphic rock

Molten rock that reaches earth's surface

• metamorphic rock

• lava

• inner core

• magma

Rock that forms as molten rock cools and becomes solid

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• ore

• igneous rock

Rock formed as pieces of older rocks and other loose materials get pressed or cemented together or as dissolved minerals reform and build up in layers.

• metamorphic rock

• rock cycle

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

Rock formed as heat or pressure causes existing rock to change in structure, texture, or mineral composition

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sediment

• sedimentary rock

Metamorphic rock that does not exhibit a banded or layered appearance

• fossil

• foliated metamorphic rock

• mineral

• nonfoliated metamorphic rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Igneous rock that forms as magma cools below Earth's surface

• lava

• intrusive igneous rock

• magma

• extrusive igneous rock

Igneous rock that forms as lava cools on Earth's surface

• extrusive igneous rock

• ore

• magma

• intrusive igneous rock

Set of natural, repeating processes that form, change, break down, and reform rocks

• sediment

• igneous rock

• rock cycle

• minerals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1