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EAL Nexus
resource
Rocks
Subject(s): Geography, Science
Age
group(s):
12–14, 15–16
Topic:
Rocks cycle vocabulary
Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. ©British Council 2014
Source | This resource was originally developed by Nerissa Lea and has been adapted by EAL Nexus.
rock
cycle
The repeated
breaking and
building of
rocks
a volcano
a mountain that may
erupt
molten rock
hot liquid rock
lava
magma
molten rock
above ground
a mixture of
molten or semimolten rock
underground
cracks
fractures
a dike
a vertical crack
filled with magma
a sill
a horizontal crack
filled with magma
crystals
the solidification
of a substance
sediment
small
particle of
rock
Sedimentary rock
rock formed from sediment
fossils
evidence of living things
preserved in rocks
Igneous rock
rock formed when magma cools
metamorphic rock
rock changed by heat
or pressure
freeze thaw
repeated freezing and
thawing of water
expansion or contraction
growth or shrinkage
caused by heating
and cooling of rocks
weathering
physical and chemical
breakdown of rocks
erosion
the movement of
weathered rock
to crumble
to disintegrate,
fall apart
brittle
can be broken up easily
scree
sharp fragments of
loose rock on
mountain slopes
texture
the appearance
and feel of a
substance