Cementation - When compacted sediments stick together and turn into rock. A process used to form Sedimentary Rocks., Compaction - When rocks particles or sediments are pressed together or packed down by gravity and the pressure of overlying rock layers. A process used to form Sedimentary Rock., Cooling - The process of making something become less warm or hot. A process used to form Igneous Rocks. hot, Crystal - Any solid material in which the particles are arranged in a definite patter., Erosion - The process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glacier, wind, waves, etc, Gravity - The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another., Igneous Rock - Type of rock formed when lava or magma cools, forms crystals, and solidifies., Lava - Molten rock, or magma, that has reached Earth's surface by volcanic eruption., Magma - Melted, or molten rock beneath Earth's surface., Metamorphic Rock - Type of rock formed deep underground due to extreme temperature and pressure., Pressure - The physical force applied on an object., Rock Cycle - The cycle through which Earth's rocks change from one type into another over time due to various Earth's processes., Sediment - Material that is broken down by the processes of weathering and erosion., Sedimentary Rock - Type of rock formed when particles of other rocks are compacted in layers and cemented together., Soldify - The process of changing a substance from a liquid or gas to a solid., Temperature - The average kinetic energy of all the particles in a material; measured in degrees Celsius with a thermometer., Transform - To make a change in the form or appearance of., Weathering - The process of breaking down rocks on Earth's surface.,

Topic 5 Exp. 3 The Rock Cycle Vocab.

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