Earth's big recycling system (rock cycle)

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cannot be created or destoyed

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Matter

Rocks

Animals

Air

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is basically tiny pieces of rock formed by weathering and erosion

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Sediment

magma

fossils

volcano

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Select the types of rock that can be converted INTO "MAGMA"

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Select the types of rock that can be converted INTO "SEDIMENT"

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Select the types of rock that can be formed FROM "Magma"

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Select the types of rock that can be formed FROM "sediment"

Multiple Choice

Where do "new" rocks come from?

• other rocks

• rockets

• baby rock store

• the backyard

Labelling

Place the type of rock in the correct place. (Use your notes and the clues of where "magma" and "sediment" as clues)

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Rock Candy

Metamorphic Rock

Igneous Rock

Sedimentary Rock

Match

Match the following

• Magma

• Sediment

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

formed by melting rocks

formed by weathering and eroding rocks

formed when rocks are heated / pressured

formed when magma cools

formed by compacting/cementing sediment

• formed by melting rocks

• formed by weathering and eroding rocks

• formed when rocks are heated / pressured

• formed when magma cools

• formed by compacting/cementing sediment

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Use the labelled arrows as a clue. Which area represents when rock is recycled as MAGMA through "melting"?

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Use the labelled arrows as a clue. Which area represents when rock is recycled as SEDIMENT (Sediment are tiny rock pieces)

Labelling

Identify the correct way that each rock type forms!

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Compaction

Erosion

Cooling

Heat and Pressure

Multiple Choice

Which pathway CANNOT be taken by an igneous rock?

• compaction and cementation
• melting
• weathering and erosion
• heat and pressure

Multiple Choice

Metamorphic rocks are formed by...

• Weathering and Erosion
• Heat and Pressure
• Melting and Cooling
• Deposition and Crystallizing

Multiple Choice

Sedimentary Rock --> ____________--> Sediment

• compaction and cemetation

• weathering and erosion

• heat and pressure

• melting and cooling

Multiple Choice

Magma --> _____________ --> Igneous Rock

• Melting

• Cooling

• Metamorphism

• Compaction

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT accurate?

• Igneous -->Melting --> Magma

• Sediment --> Compaction --> Sedimentary

• Metamorphic --> Heat and Pressure --> Sedimentary

• Magma --> Cooling --> Igneous

Multiple Choice

Metamorphic Rock --> Weathering & Erosion --> __________

• Magma

• Igneous

• Sediment

• Metamorphic

Multiple Choice

Sedimentary --> ____________--> magma

• Weathering and Erosion

• Heat and Pressure

• Melting

• Cooling

Open Ended

Explain why the rock cycle is compared to "recycling" the matter on earth.