CKLA -Geology Unit 5 Lesson 8 Rock Cycle

What is the rock cycle?

• The continual process of volcanoes erupting

• the continual process of change in which rocks are created, destroyed, and recreated.

• The continuous process of sedimentary rock changing to become igneous rock

• the continuous process of mineral grains making rocks smooth and shiney

Any process or force that MOVES sediments to a new location

• minerals

• erosion

• limestone

• sedimentary rock

a type of rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies; these are the most abundant rocks

• minerals

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

a type of rock that forms when either igneous or sedimentary rock is CHANGED

due to extreme heat or pressure

• minerals

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

a type of rock made of tiny bits of rock and sand mixed with small pieces of things that were once alive

• minerals

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

The building blocks of rocks that consist of solid, nonliving sustances

• minerals

• limestone

• erosion

a type of sedimentary rock that often has many fossils and shells of tiny ocean creatures

• minerals

• limestone

• erosion

basalt, granite, and obsidian are examples of this class of rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

serpentine, marble, and gneiss are examples of this class orf rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

sandstone, limestone, and mudstone are examples of this class of rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock