Rock Cycle Vocabulary

a continuous series of events through which a rock is

transformed from one type to another.

• soil

• sediment

• erosion

• rock cycle

the compaction and cementing of sediment into rock

• deposition

• erosion

• lithification

• weathering

rock formed from sediments, organic remains, or chemical precipitates

• deposition

• erosion

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

the breakdown of rock due to rain, wind, ice, sunlight, and plants

• deposition

• erosion

• lithification

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Magma (the molten rock present deep inside the earth) or lava on earth's surface following a volcanic eruption, solidifies due to rapid cooling and crystallizes to form a type of rock called ​ (a)   .

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• sedimentary rocks

Label the three main types of rocks correctly

g

f

e

Obsidian

Sediment

Deposition

Granite

Igneous

Metamorphic

Weathering

Sedimentary

Molten or liquid rock underground

• deposit

• lava

• magma

• mineral

Series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock

• extrusive rock

• rock

• rock cycle

• sediment

Made of minerals that crystallize directly from water

• chemical rock

• compaction

• expose

• metamorphism

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A type of 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

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• plastic deformation

• sedimentary rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1