Rock Cycle Vocabulary

the natural process of adding transported sediments to a landform.

• erosion

• deposition

• lithification

• weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

the transport of fragments of rock by water, wind, ice, or gravity

• deposition

• lithification

• erosion

• weathering

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

rock formed from the cooling of molten rock on Earth’s surface

• extrusive igneous rock

• intrusive igneous rock

• lava

• magma

rock formed from the cooling of molten rock below Earth’s surface

• extrusive igneous rock

• intrusive igneous rock

• lava

• magma

molten rock that has erupted onto Earth’s surface

• magma

• lava

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the compaction and cementing of sediment into rock

• deposition

• erosion

• lithification

• weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

molten rock below Earth’s surface

• lava

• intrusive igneous rock

• magma

• extrusive igneous rock

rock that has been changed by heat and pressure

• extrusive igneous rock

• intrusive igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

a continuous series of events through which a rock is

transformed from one type to another.

• soil

• sediment

• erosion

• rock cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

rock fragments that have been transported to a different location

• soil

• erosion

• weathering

• sediment

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1