Teacher Key
Name ____________________
weathering creation of smaller
____________
pieces of rock through physical or
chemical means.
erosion the moving of
____________
weathered products from their
original position.
deposition the
____________
settling out of sediment.
compaction &
____________
cementation
____________
The process by
which sediment
is squeezed
and glued
into a
rock.
IGNEOUS
_________
Rock
shale
sandstone
conglomerate
sedimentary
__________
metamorphic
__________
cooling
Created from the ______
gneiss
marble
schist
and solidification of
magma or ______
lava
______
!
Any type of rock can
transform into another type
under the right conditions!
SEDIMENTARY
_________
Rock
igneous
__________
pumice
obsidian
granite
Created from the
deposition of ________
sediments
________
layers over time.
in ______
Heat &
Pressure
METAMORPHIC
_________
Rock
Existing rock is subjected
heat and
to very high ______
pressure
______________.
weathering, erosion, & deposition
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