Rocks and Rock Cycle

This set of flashcards covers various types of rocks, their formation processes, and concepts related to the rock cycle.

Sedimentary Rock

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid.

Igneous Rock

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid.

Lava

Molten rock that erupts from a volcano.

Compaction

When sediments are pressed together tightly.

Cementation

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

Weathering

When rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements.

Metamorphic Rock

Rock that is created due to extreme heat and pressure.

Rock Cycle

The cycle that describes the transformation of rocks from one type to another.

Minerals

The building blocks of rocks.

Magma

Molten rock located beneath the Earth's surface.

Lithification

The processes through which sediments compact under pressure and cement to form sedimentary rock.

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Sedimentary rock that is made up of fragments of other rocks.