Rock transformation vocabulary

The process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together into one mass.

Molten rock beneath the earth's surface

The process that presses sediments together

The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another

The process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water

The process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion.

The downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.

A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition

A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface

A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or inorganic matter.