The Rock Cycle

4. rock A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface.
5. The process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together into one mass.
6. rock A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.
8. rock A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.
11. The look and feel of a rock’s surface determined by the size, shape, and pattern of a rock’s grains.
16. Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or the remains of organisms; earth materials deposited by erosion.
17. The process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight.

1. rock Igneous rock that forms from lava ON TOP of Earth’s surface.
2. Term used to describe metamorphic rocks that have grains arranged in parallel layers or bands.
3. mineral Any of the common minerals that make up most of the rocks of Earth’s crust.
7. rock Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens BENEATH Earth’s surface.
9. Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
10. cycle A series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another.
12. rock Sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystallize from a solution.
13. rock Sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together under high pressure.
14. The particles or minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture.
15. rock Sedimentary rock that forms from remains of organisms deposited in thick layers.