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Rocks
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Matter | Anything that has mass takes up space. |
| Sample | Small part that is meant to show what the whole I like. |
| Rock formation | a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type. |
| Magma | Hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth |
| sediment | small pieces of rocks. |
| Cementation | The process of sediment being glued together |
| igneous rock | the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid |
| compaction | the process of sediment being buried and pressed together |
| sedimentary rock | the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together |