rock cycle
the series of processes in which a forms changes from one type to another is destroyed and forms again by geological processes
rock
a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
erosion
the process by which wind water ice or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
deposition
the process in which material is laid down
compostition
the chemical makeup of a rock; describes either the mineral or other materials in the rock
texture
the quality of a rock that is based on the sizes shapes and positions of the rocks grains