Rock Cycle

3. rock – a rock formed by the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
4. – the raising of Earth's crust, exposing buried rocks at the surface.
6. rock – a rock formed when existing rock is altered by heat and pressure.
7. – the movement of rock or soil from one place to another by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
10. – the process in which one tectonic plate moves beneath another into the mantle.
11. – the loss of heat that causes magma or lava to solidify into igneous rock.
13. – the laying down of sediments carried by water, wind, or ice.
14. – the alteration of rock by heat, pressure, or chemically active fluids without melting.
15. – the process by which solid rock changes into molten magma due to high temperatures.
16. cycle – the continuous process by which rocks are formed, broken down, and changed into different types.
17. – the natural transformation of rocks from one type to another through geological processes.
18. – molten rock that erupts onto the Earth's surface.

1. – the formation of mineral crystals as magma or lava cools.
2. – the process by which dissolved minerals bind sediment particles together.
5. – loose particles of rock, minerals, or organic matter produced by weathering.
8. – the breakdown of rocks into smaller particles by physical or chemical processes.
9. – the process by which sediments or rocks become covered by additional layers.
10. rock – a rock formed from accumulated sediments that have been compacted and cemented together.
12. – the process in which sediments are compressed by the weight of overlying layers.
15. – molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface.