solar system:o rock cycle

what is the rock cycle

• The rock cycle is a group of changes

• rocks breaking up into smaller rocks

what does the rock cycle explain

• The rock cycle is a basic concept in geology that describes the time-consuming

• transitions through geologic time among the three main rock types: sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous.

What are some examples of the rock cycle?

• Melted rock

• sedimentary

What causes rock cycle?

• These rocks change over hundreds of years in the six steps of the rock cycle: weathering & erosion.

• igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks on the surface of the earth are constantly being broken down by wind and water.

What is the process of the rock cycle?

• sedimentary

• lava

Why is it called the rock cycle?

• The rock cycle is a group of changes

• Igneous rock can change into sedimentary rock or into metamorphic rock

What is the rock cycle and what powers it?

• The two major sources of energy for the rock cycle are also shown; the sun provides energy for surface

• weathering, erosion, and transport, and the Earth's internal heat provides energy for processes like subduction, melting, and metamorphism

What is at the beginning of the rock cycle?

• the rock cycle is the name for the processes that forms and recycles the different types or rocks on our planet

• Rocks begin the cycle as igneous rocks, erode into sedimentary rocks

Why is it important to know about the rock cycle?

• The rock cycle refers to the evolution of igneous

• that the rock cycle is a part of our life

Where does the rock cycle begin and end?

• The rock cycle has no beginning or end

• molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.Oct 23, 2012