Matching Pairs Rock Cycle Vocabulary Online version Rock Cycle Vocabulary by Cynthia Stinnette 1 The Rock Cycle 2 Erosion 3 Fossil 4 Transform Boundary 5 Igneous Rock 6 Sedimentary Rock 7 Deposition 8 Metamorphic Rock 9 Weathering 10 Divergent Boundary 11 Convergent Boundary The breaking up of rock by plants, water, and animals. Rocks that form when hot magma or lava COOL and harden. Rocks that form when small pieces are COMPRESSED together into layers. They often contain fossils. the never ending cycle of how rocks are broken down and formed. The movement of rock by wind and water. Rocks that are changed by HEAT and PRESSURE into a new rock. The preserved remains or imprints of animals, plants, and other organisms. The process by which eroded sediment is deposited and added to a land form.