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The Rock Cycle The Rock Cycle
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The Rock CycleThe Rock Cycle

The Rock Cycle

Draw four rectangles like this...

Magma

The Rock Cycle

Label the one in the lower left “Magma.”

Magma

IgneousRock

The Rock Cycle

Label the top-left rectangle “Igneous Rock.”

Magma

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

Top Right = “Sedimentary Rock”

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

Bottom Right = “Metamorphic Rock”

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

How does magma become igneous rock?

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

Vol

cani

cA

ctiv

ity

It is born of fire!

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

How does igneous rock become sedimentary rock?

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

Erodes

It erodes (weathers).

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

How does igneous rock become metamorphic rock?

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

Erodes

It is subjected to heat and/or pressure.

Heat and/or Pressure

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

How does igneous rock become magma?

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

Mel

ts

It melts.

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

Erodes

Mel

ts

So far…

Vol

cani

cA

ctiv

ity

Heat and/or Pressure

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

How does sedimentary rock become metamorphic rock?

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

Heat and/orP

ressure

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

How does sedimentary rock become magma?

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

Melt

s

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

Can sedimentary rock directly form igneous rock?

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

Can sedimentary rock directly form igneous rock?No, igneous rock can only be “born of fire” (magma).

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

Melt

sFor sedimentary rock…

Heat and/orP

ressure

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

How can metamorphic rock become sedimentary rock?

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock CycleE

rodes

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

How does metamorphic rock become magma?

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

Melts

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

Melts

ErodesFor metamorphic rock…

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

And now, the pieces are all put together…

MagmaMetamorphic

Rock

IgneousRock

SedimentaryRock

The Rock Cycle

Erodes

Melts

ErodesM

elts

Melt

s

Vol

cani

cA

ctiv

ity

Heat and/orP

ressure

Heat and/or Pressure


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