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Earth Layers Vocab
6th Earth Science Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Compaction | When mud or sediment press together in a layer in water by gravity and the water squeezed out and this make rocks. |
| Igneous rock | rock made from lava or magma that cools and form or make rocks |
| Metamorphic rock | Rock formed or made deep underground from heat and pressure |
| Mineral | a naturally made inorganic solid with a specific chemical makeup that repeats one kind of pure natural solid. |
| Mineral composition | Combination of solid elements and compounds that make up mineral. |
| Rock cycle | The cycle that make rocks where rocks |
| Sedimentary Rock |