Rock Cycle

ROCK CYCLE

Rock Cycle rock A naturally

occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals, rock particles or organic matter

Rock Cycle How are rocks

classified? Based on how they

are formed Some originate in

magma Others from

sediments Others are squished

and heated.

Rock Cycle Three Types of

Rocks Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic

Texture can help determine the type of rock

Rock Cycle Rock Cycle The continual

process by which new rock forms from old rock material.

RocksWhat are all the possible paths that the following rocks could take to form a new rock?

IgneousMetamorphicSedimentary

Rock Cycle Igneous Rocks

Sedimentary Rock

Form when molten rock cools

Rocks that weather and erode are called sediments

When sediments are compacted they create sedimentary rock

Rock Cycle Weathering

Sediments

Erosion

Compaction

Breaking down of rocks into tiny pieces

Tiny pieces of rock

Process of transporting sediments

Process of sediments becoming squished together to form a rock

Rock Cycle Metamorphic

Rock Forms when rocks

are put under enormous heat & pressure

Objective 11/29/11

Outro

Describe how each type of rock changes into another type as it moves through the rock cycle.

What is something about the rock cycle you still don’t understand or have a question about?