Let's Rock the Rock Cycle

The continuous process in which rocks are changed from one type of rock to another type of rock.

• The Rock Cycle

• Magma

• Igneous Rocks

• The Water Cycle

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What type of rocks are formed when magma or lava cools down.

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Igneous Rocks

What type of rocks are formed deep inside the Earth's crust from intense heat and pressure?

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Igneous Rocks

What types of rocks are formed after weathering and over time they cement together to form into one rock?

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Igneous Rocks

What are examples of Igneous Rocks?

• They can have fossils in them, have a dusty feel, made up of other types of rocks

• They have rings/layers, made up of sedimentary and igneous rocks through heat and pressure, has crystals.

• They can look glassy or have air bubbles, no visible minerals

What are examples of Metamorphic Rocks?

• They can have fossils in them, have a dusty feel, made up of other types of rocks

• They have rings, made up of sedimentary and igneous rocks through heat and pressure, has crystals.

• They can look glassy or have air bubbles, no visible minerals

What are examples of Sedimentary Rocks?

• They can have fossils in them, have a dusty feel, made up of sediments, they have layers.

• They have rings/layers, made up of sedimentary and igneous rocks through heat and pressure, has crystals.

• They can look glassy or have air bubbles, no visible minerals

What type of rocks are made up of 75% of the Earth's surface?

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

What type of rock is made up of 95% of Earth's crust?

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

What is weathering?

• Weathering causes rocks to shatter/break into billions of pieces.

• Weathering is when it's sunny, windy, snowy, rainy, etc. outside.

• Weathering comes from the sun.