THE ROCK CYCLE
Weathering
UPLIFT
-Uplift & Erosion expose igneous
rock to weathering & erosion:
CYCLE BEGINS AGAIN
Erosion
-Rocks broken down into small pieces
-Sediment collects in low lying
areas/water
-Layers form-Over time they are
compacted to form
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
Solidification
-Cooling magma is lighter than
the surrounding rock.
-Cools and forms
IGNEOUS ROCK
Deposition
Cooling
-Large chunks of Earth’s crust collide &
forced down into earth.
-Heat/Pressure deep within Earth
causes sedimentary rock change into
METAMORPHIC ROCK
-Rock melts deep inside
Earth --> MAGMA
-Metamorphic rock melts when it
comes in contact with magma
Compaction/
Melting
Cementation
Metamorphism