Rock Cycle

formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic

started out as some other type of rock and are transformed into new types of rocks through a heat AND pressure

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic

formed when sediments on the Earth's surface and are compacted and cemented together (lithification)

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic

the process by which sediments are transformed into solid rock; compaction + cementation

• cooling
• solidification
• melting
• lithification

rocks that were once underground to be brought up to the Earth's surface

• uplift
• density
• heat
• lithification

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The creation of smaller pieces of rock through physical or chemical means; “Breaking down”

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the moving of sediments from their original positions

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the settling out of sediment; “Dropped off”

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition

metamorphic rock melts into liquid magma

• energy from sun
• energy from Earth's interior

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

sedimentary rock is uplifted to the surface

• energy from sun
• energy from Earth's interior

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2