Rocks Vocabulary
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- Q1The natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose rocks.Weathering30s
- Q2Rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies.Igneous Rock30s
- Q3The series of processes in which rock forms, changes from one type to another, is broken down or melted, and forms again by geologic process.Rock Cycle30s
- Q4An area of deep cracks that forms between two tectonic plates that are pulling away from each other.Rift Zone30s
- Q5A rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment.Sedimentary Rock30s
- Q6The rising of regions of Earth's crust to higher elevations.Uplift30s
- Q7The process in which material is laid down.Deposition30s
- Q8A rock that forms from other rocks as a result of intense heat, pressure, or chemical processes.Metamorphic Rock30s
- Q9The sinking of regions of Earth's crust to lower elevations.Subsidence30s
- Q10A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter.Rock30s
- Q11The chemical makeup of a rock; describes either the minerals or other materials in the rock.Composition30s
- Q12The quality of a rock that is based on the sizes, shapes, and positions of the grains of the rock.Texture30s
- Q13The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another.Erosion30s