Rock Transformations

cementation

The process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together

rock formation

a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type

energy from core

energy that can melt rock and move plates

energy from the sun

energy that effects the atmosphere and causes weathering and erosion

magma

hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth

sample

small part that is meant to show what the whole is like

sediment

small pieces of rock

erosion

the movement of sediment from one place to another, often cause by wind or flowing water

uplift

the process by which all the rock formation 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

compaction

the process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight

weathering

the process of rock breaking down in to smaller pieces due to wind or moving water

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 sediments are pressed and glued together