Rock Formation

molten rock inside Earth

• lava

• sediment

• pressure

• magma

molten rock that reaches Earth's surface

• lava

• sediment

• pressure

• magma

igneous rock that forms when magma cools and hardens inside Earth

• inorganic

• intrusive

• extrusive

• organic

igneous rock that forms when lava cools and hardens on Earth's surface

• intrusive

• organic

• extrusive

• inorganic

breaking down of larger rocks into smaller pieces by gravity, water, wind, or ice

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• compaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

moving sediments from one place to another

• weathering

• deposition

• erosion

• cementation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the pressing and sticking together of sediments

• compaction

• cementation

• deposition

• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

when sediments are pressed together

• weathering

• erosion

• compaction

• cementation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

smaller pieces of larger rocks that

• pressure

• organic

• inorganic

• sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

made from once living things

• organic

• inorganic

• sediment

• rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3