Rock Transformations Vocabulary

5. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
8. the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid
9. the ability to make things move or change
11. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
12. the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock
15. the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water
16. the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
19. the place where two plates meet
20. the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion

1. the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together
2. one of the many different types of matter that make up rocks
3. the process by which rock material moves under Earth’s outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion
4. the process of sediment being buried and pressed together
6. the process of sediment being glued together
7. everything made of rock: magma, sediment, and all rock types
10. a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type
13. small pieces of rock
14. anything that has mass and takes up space
17. a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like
18. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer