Rock Cycle Vocabulary

A naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice or by the force of gravity acting on the particles.

• sediment

• compaction

• deposition

• cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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The binding together of particles or other things

• compaction

• cementation

• sediment

• deposition

A basic concept in geology that describes transitions through geologic time among the three main rock types

• Rock Cycle

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Igneous Rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Repetitive layering in metamorphic rocks.

• sediment

• foliated

• cementation

• nonfoliated

The exertion of force on something so that it becomes more dense.

• deposition

• cementation

• compaction

• sediment

Volcanic rock formation in which hot magma from inside the Earth flows out onto the surface as lava or explodes violently into the atmosphere to fall back as pyroclastics or tuff

• intrusive igneous rock

• extrusive igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.

• nonfoliated

• foliated

• minerals

• fossils

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A rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava

• Igneous Rock

• Rock Cycle

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The deterioration of rocks, soils and minerals as well as wood and artificial materials through contact with water, atmospheric gases, and biological organisms.

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

• cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or landmass

• sediment

• compaction

• cementation

• deposition