A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together
rocks that form when an existing rock is exposed to extreme heat and pressure are
A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface
Rock that forms from the cooling and solidification of lava at earth's surface
Rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma beneath Earth's surface
A solid, crystalline, naturally occurring, inorganic substance made of one type of molecule.
tiny pieces of rocks that are broken off from other rocks
Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
Magma that reaches Earth's surface
Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (i.e. weathering, glaciation)
The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.
cooled magma or lava
the sediments are weathered, compacted, and cemented together
when heat and pressure pushes down on the rock under the surface
A naturally occurring solid mixture of two or more minerals or organic matter
the series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock