Rock Cycle Vocab

2. the ability to make things move or change
3. The topmost layer of Earth, this is the layer we live on
8. The process where rock heats up to become a liquid
9. small pieces of rock
10. a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type.
12. the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
15. the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid
17. The process where liquid rock lowers in temperature to become a solid
18. the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water

1. the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
4. the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together
5. the rock type formed when heat and pressure deep underground changes existing rock.
6. anything that has mass and takes up space
7. the process of sediment being glued together
11. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
13. The layer between the Earth's crust and core
14. the process of sediment being buried and pressed together
16. the process by which rock material moves under Earth’s outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion.