2.3 Vocabulary - Formation of Rocks

Rock that is created from previously existing rock by the action of intense heat and pressure

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• rock cycle

Rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• rock cycle

Rock formed by gravity pressing fragments of other rocks and minerals together as they settle on land or under the ocean over a long period of time

• igenous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• rock cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The physical or chemical breakdown of rocks and minerals into smaller pieces or aqueous solutions on Earth's surface

• weathering

• erosion

• abrasion

• rock cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Type of mechanical weathering caused by the scraping and scratching of rocks by loose particles that are transported over the rocks by wind, water, glaciers, etc.

• abrasion

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Changes to rocks and minerals on Earth’s surface that are caused by chemical reactions

• mechancal weathering

• chemical weathering

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

When soil is moved from one location to another by wind or water. After rocks have been broken down, the small particles are transported to other locations by wind, water, ice, and gravity.

• weathering

• abrasion

• erosion

• rock cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Occurs when eroded sediments are dropped in another location, ending the process of erosion

• weathering

• erosion

• magma

• deposiiton

Melted rock located beneath Earth's surface

• lava

• magma

• sediments

• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Melted rock on Earth's surface

• lava

• magma

• sediments

• abrasion