click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Rock Cycle Vocab
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Basalt | a dark igneous rock with fine texture found in oceanic crust |
Cementation | the process in which minerals precipitate into pore spaces between sediment together to form rock |
Compaction | the process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight |
deformation | when rocks change shape due to stress |
deposition | process by which sediment is laid down in new locations |
erosion | processes by which rock sand and soil broken down and carried away ie weathering glaciation |
granite | a usually light colored igneous rock that us found in continental crust |
igneous rock | a type rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface |
limestone | a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of Marin animals |
mantle | the layer of hot solid material between Earth's crust and core |
marble | metamorphic rock that was once limestone |
metamorphic rock | rock that has been changed by heat and pressure |
metamorphism | the process by which rocks are changed in composition texture or structure by extreme heat and pressure |
mineral | a naturally occurring solid that can form bu inorganic processes and has a crystal structure and definite chemical position |
quartzite | a metamorphic rock formed from sandstone |
sandstone | a sedimentary rock made of San held together by natural cement |
rock Cycle | a series of processes on the surface inside earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another |
sediment | small solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things |
sedimentary rock | a type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together |
shale | a rock with a fine grain formed from clay mud silt |
slate | a type of metamorphic rock that was once shake rock formed by heat and pressure |
weathering | the breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface |
uplift | the rising regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations |
sedimentation | the building up of layers of small particles like sand or mud |