Amplify Rock Transformations Unit Vocabulary
rock materials
everything made of rock: magma, sediment, and all rock types
magma
hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
sediment
small pieces of rock
energy
the ability to make things move or change
erosion
the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water
plate boundary
the place where two plates meet
uplift
the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
subduction
the process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion
weathering
the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
compaction
the process of sediment being buried and pressed together
cementation
the process of sediment being glued together
metamorphic rock
the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock
igneous rock
the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid
sedimentary rock
the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together
cross section
a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
rock formation
a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type
sample
a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like
matter
anything that has mass and takes up space
mineral
one of the different types of matter that make up rocks
plate
one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
