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Rocks and Minerals 4
Vocabulary for 4th grade core
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| movement of rock fragments from one place to another | erosion |
| the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces called sediment | weathering |
| rocks formed when magma, or melted rock from deep inside Earth rises | igneous |
| rocks formed with pressure on settled layers or fragments | sedimentary |
| rocks naturally occurring, inorganic, solid with a crystal structure | minerals |
| rocks formed or changed by heat and pressure | metamorphic |