Rock Cycle Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: The process through which sediment turns into rock is called _______.

• Lithification

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

Fill in the blank: The individual particles in a rock are called _______.

• Grains

• Pebbles

• Crystals

• Fragments

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Fill in the blank: Rocks that usually form deep in the Earth and are made from lava or magma are called _______.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Clastic

Fill in the blank: The process that makes large amounts of rock up to Earth's surface and to higher elevations is called _______.

• Uplift

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the continuous set of processes by which rock can change from one type to another; a model of how the flow of energy drives the cycling of rock material in the geosphere

• the water cycle

• the life cycle

• the rock cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

the breakdown of rock by chemical reactions....ex: water dissolves sediments

• physical weathering

• gravity

• cementation

• chemical weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

rock formed from the deposition of dissolved materials, rock fragments, or the remains of organisms

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

tiny fragments of broken rock

• sediments

• cementation

• minerals

• crystals

constant series of processes that form and reform Earth's three types of rocks

• sedimentary cycle

• metamorphic cycle

• igneous cycle

• rock cycle

The process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by physical means is called _______.

• A) Chemical Weathering

• B) Physical Weathering

• C) Erosion

• D) Deposition