Weathering

1
Weathering

• The process of breaking rock into soil, sand, or
  other tiny pieces

2
Erosion

• The process of moving sediments from one place to
  another

3
Deposition

• The process of dropping, or depositing, sediments
  in a new location

4
Rock Cycle

• The cycle in which rocks change over time and
  under certain conditions

5
Sedimentary Rock

• Rocks formed from particles that have been
  deposited by ice, water, or wind

6
Metamorphic Rock

• Rocks changed in form by great heat or pressure

7
Igneous Rock

• Rocks made from cooled magma beneath Earths
  surface, or from solidified lava on the surface

8
Plates

• The rigid blocks of crust and upper mantle rock

9
Fault

• A break or place where pieces of Earths crust
  move

10
Earthquake

• Shaking of the ground caused by the sudden
  release of energy in Earths crust