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| ______ is the continuous, dynamic process by which sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks are changed from one form to another by means such as weathering, erosion, compactions, melting, and cooling. |
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| ______ is a dynamic mixture of one or more minerals, mineraloids, glass, or organic matter. |
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| ______ is the molten material from inside the Earth |
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| ______ is rock formed from fast cooling lava at or near Earth's surface and from slow-cooling magma deep inside Earth |
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| ______ is the thick, gooey, molten material know as magma when it reaches Earth's surface, and flows from volcanoes |
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| _______ is a type of igneous rock with large mineral grains that is formed from slow-cooling magma beneath Earth's surface. |
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| ______ is a type of igneous rock with fine-grained texture that is formed as lava cools quickly at or near Earth's surface. |
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| ______ is a dense, heavy, dark-colored igneous rock that is rich in magnesium and iron. |
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| ______ is a light-colored, silica-rich igneous rock of a lower density that basalitic rock. |
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| ______ is a rock that forms because of changes in temperature and pressure, or the presence of hot, watery fluids in igneous, sedimentary, or other metamorphic rock. |
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| ______ are a type of metamorphic rock, such as slate, whose mineral grains line up in parallel layers when exposed to heat and pressure. |
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| ______ is a type of metamorphic rock such as marble, whose mineral grains grow and rearrange when exposed to heat and pressure but do not form layers. |
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| ______ is rock formed by compaction and cementation of sediments or when minerals precipitate out of solution or are left behind when a solution evaporates. |
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| ______ are loose materials, such as rock fragments, minerals dissolved in water, and the remains of once-living plants and animals, that have been moved by wind, water, gravity, or ice. |
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| ______ is the formation of solid sedimentary rock in whcih layers of small sediments build up and are squeezed together by the weight of the overlying sediment layers. |
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| ______ is the process of sedimentary rock formation in which large sediments are held together by natural cements produced when water soaks through rock and soil. |
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