Ch. 4 Lesson 1 Quick Vocabulary

What is the term for sediment or rock added to a landform?

• Grain

• Lava

• Deposit

• Texture

What is a fragment that makes up a rock called?

• Magma

• Grain

• Mineral

• Rock cycle

What is molten rock that erupts on Earth's surface known as?

• Magma

• Sediment

• Lava

• Mineral

What is the term for molten or liquid rock underground?

• Lava

• Magma

• Rock

• Texture

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition called?

• Rock

• Mineral

• Sediment

• Grain

What is a natural, solid mixture of minerals or particles?

• Rock

• Magma

• Lava

• Texture

What is the series of processes that change one type of rock into another type called?

• Rock cycle

• Sediment

• Deposit

• Grain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is rock material that is broken down into smaller pieces or dissolved in water as rocks erode?

• Texture

• Sediment

• Mineral

• Magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What term describes grain size and the way grains fit together in a rock?

• Texture

• Deposit

• Lava

• Rock cycle