Rock Cycle Vocabulary
Magma
Lava
Volcano
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Sediment
Melted rock beneath Earth’s surface
Melted rock that reaches Earth’s surface
An opening in Earth’s surface through which magma is released
The process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces
A process by which weathered rock is picked up and moved to new places
The dropping of pieces of weathered rock carried by water, wind, or ice
Weathered rock and other materials deposited by water, wind, or ice
Sedimentary Rock
Igneous Rock
Rock that forms from compacted sediment
Rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens (from volcanoes)
Metamorphic Rock Rock that forms when existing rock is exposed to high heat, high pressure, or both
Rock Cycle The continual change of rock from one kind to another
Law of Superposition The principle that in undisturbed sedimentary rock layers, older layers of rock lie beneath younger rock layers
Rock Cycle Vocabulary
Magma
Lava
Volcano
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Sediment
Sedimentary Rock
Melted rock beneath Earth’s surface
Melted rock that reaches Earth’s surface
An opening in Earth’s surface through which magma is released
The process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces
A process by which weathered rock is picked up and moved to new places
The dropping of pieces of weathered rock carried by water, wind, or ice
Weathered rock and other materials deposited by water, wind, or ice
Rock that forms from compacted sediment
Igneous Rock Rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens (from volcanoes)
Metamorphic Rock Rock that forms when existing rock is exposed to high heat, high pressure, or both
Rock Cycle The continual change of rock from one kind to another
Law of Superposition The principle that in undisturbed sedimentary rock layers, older layers of rock lie beneath younger rock layers
Rock Cycle Vocabulary
Magma
Lava
Volcano
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Sediment
Sedimentary Rock
Melted rock beneath Earth’s surface
Melted rock that reaches Earth’s surface
An opening in Earth’s surface through which magma is released
The process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces
A process by which weathered rock is picked up and moved to new places
The dropping of pieces of weathered rock carried by water, wind, or ice
Weathered rock and other materials deposited by water, wind, or ice
Rock that forms from compacted sediment
Igneous Rock Rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens (from volcanoes)
Metamorphic Rock Rock that forms when existing rock is exposed to high heat, high pressure, or both
Rock Cycle The continual change of rock from one kind to another
Law of Superposition The principle that in undisturbed sedimentary rock layers, older layers of rock lie beneath younger rock layers