The Rock Cycle

This is a rock!

The Rock Cycle

This is a rock!

This rock will undergo a series of occurrences that make up the rock cycle.

The Rock Cycle

This rock,

Was once just sediment,

Small particles of sand and rock.

The Rock Cycle

This sediment,

Layers on top of each other over time.. With compaction, it forms sedimentaryrocks

The Rock Cycleso...

Sediment

Is compacted..

Into sedimentary rock

The Rock Cycleso...

Sediment

Is compacted..

Into sedimentary rock

And the cycle continues..

The Rock Cycle

This sedimentary rock,

Can go into extreme heat and pressure underground, and morph

into a Metamorphic rock

The Rock Cycleso...

Sediment

Is compacted..

Into sedimentary rock

And the cycle continues..

That goes into extreme heat and pressure underground to form a metamorphic rock

The Rock Cycle

The metamorphic rock,

Can melt underground and turn into magma

The Rock Cycle

The metamorphic rock,

Can melt underground and turn into magma

Then, it can cool and harden into igneous rock

The Rock Cycle

The igneous rock can then be weathered and eroded into sediments, therefore, starting the process over again.

sediment

The Rock Cycleso...

Sediment

Is compacted..

Into sedimentary rock

And the cycle still continues

That goes into extreme heat and pressure underground to form a metamorphic rock

It then can melt into magma.

And can harden into an igneous rock

And be weathered back to sediment