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Rock Cycle
A model that shows how rocks
are created and changed from
one type to another.
Magma
Melted rock that is inside the
earth.
Lava
Melted rock that is on top of
the earth’s surface
Sedimentary Rock
Rocks made from layers of
weathered bits of shells, rocks,
and minerals.
Igneous Rock
Rocks that are formed when
melted rock from inside the
earth cools and hardens.
Metamorphic Rock
Rocks that form when existing rocks
are heated and squeezed deep
inside the Earth.
Compact/Compaction
When layers of sediment are closely and
firmly packed together. Usually due
to the top layers putting pressure on
the layers underneath.
Sediment
Tiny bits of broken shells,
rocks, and mineral grains.
Weathering
The breaking down of rocks, soil,
and minerals by exposing them
to water, oxygen, wind, ice, and
other outside forces.
Erosion
Water, wind, ice, or gravity carry and
move bits of broken rock from one
place to another.
Product
A physical “thing” that has
weight and takes up space.
(noun)
Examples of products of the rock cycle:
Magma
Sedimentary rock
Process
An activity, action, or force
that create products. (verb)
Examples of processes of the rock
cycle:
Weathering
Melting
Deposition
When rock fragments are
laid down in a new
location.
Cement/Cementation
To cause small particles
to stick together.