Minerals & Rocks

Weathering is...

• the process by which sediment is moved from one place to another.

• the process in which sediments are laid down in bodies of water and other low-lying areas.

• the process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in tempertature break down rock.

Weathering breaks down rock into fragments called _______________.

• erosion

• sediment

• rocks

The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another is called ____________.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

The process in which sediments are laid down in bodies of water and other low-lying areas is called _______________.

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

This rock forms when magma or lava cools and hardens to become solid.

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

Forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

Forms when minerals that form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

This is the series of processes in which rock changes from one type to another.

• rock cycle

• deposition

• weathering

What is uplift?

• Is an area where a set of deep cracks form.

• Is the rising of regions of the crust to higher elevations.

• Is the sinking of regions of the crust to lower elevations.

What is subsidience?

• is the rising of regions of the crust to higher elevations.

• is an area where a set of deep cracks form.

• Is the sinking of regions of the crust to lower elevations.