The Rock Types Quiz

<p>Deposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chemical sedimentary rock</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Foliated metamorphic rock</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Weathering = Breakdown of rocks into smaller fragments Lithification = Process of turning sediment or other material into stone Compaction = Process of sediments being pressed more closely together by the weight of sediments above or by tectonic forces Cementation = Process found in porous sediment, when water deposits minerals that gradually fill the spaces between grains and bind them to one another to form rock</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sediment = Solid material, moved by wind, water, and other forces, that settles on the surface of land or the bottom of a body of water Pressure = Force exerted per unit area by many particles of a gas randomly striking the walls of its container Magma = Melted rock located beneath Earth's surface Weathering = Breakdown of rocks into smaller fragments</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Weathering = Initial breakdown of rocks into smaller fragments Transport = Movement of small particles to other locations by wind, water, ice, and gravity Lithification = Turning sediment or other material into stone Magma = Melted rock located beneath Earth's surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>fragments</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>grains</p> Signup and view all the answers