the breakdown of rocks is called ______________can be caused by glaciers, water, wind, or landslides
weathering
the movement of weathered rock and soil
erosion
a rock once melted, but cooled and hardened
igneous rock
the shape of a plant or animal left in sediments when the rock formed
mold
Name 3 types of rocks
Sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic
process of rocks changing into other types of rocks
rock cycle
a soil made up of very small grains, smaller than sand
clay
formed when mud or minerals fill the mold
cast
something that has lasted from a living thing that died long ago
fossil
anything made of minerals
rocks
any type of rock changed by heat and pressure
metamorphic
small pieces of rock that may flow down a river and combine in layers to form a larger rock
sediments
a rock that forms from material that is settled into layers
sedimentary rock
anything that is a solid, was formed in nature, and was never alive (the building blocks of rocks)
minerals