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Rock Cycle

Rock Cycle. It is the continual process of new rock being turned into old rock. Each type of rock can be changed into every other type of rock.

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Rock Cycle

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  1. Rock Cycle • It is the continual process of new rock being turned into old rock. • Each type of rock can be changed into every other type of rock. • The sequence of events in the rock cycle depends on the processes that the rocks go through and where is it located in the Earth or the rocks surroundings.

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  3. Igneous Rocks • Igneous rocks start out as magma. • Magma is created in 3 ways. • When rock is heated. • When pressure is released. • When the composition of the rock changes.

  4. Igneous Rocks • Magma cools down to form igneous rock. • Extrusive Igneous Rock – This is formed on the Earth’s surface. Ex. Mid-ocean Ridge • Intrusive Igneous Rock – This is formed below the Earth’s surface.

  5. Sedimentary Rocks • Sedimentary rocks are formed as sediment is deposited and lower layers become compacted. Dissolved minerals separate to form a natural glue that binds the sediments together. • Sedimentary rocks have a distinctive layering or strata.

  6. Sedimentary Rocks • Clastic Sedimentary Rock • When rock or mineral fragments are cemented together. Ex. Shale • Chemical Sedimentary Rock • When minerals crystallize out of solution of minerals and water. • Organic Sedimentary Rock • Form from the remains of living things.

  7. Metamorphic Rocks • Form when pressure and temperature act on a rock. • Metamorphose is when rocks melt to become magma and then igneous rocks.

  8. Composition of Metamorphic Rocks • Metamorphism occur when the temperature and pressure inside the Earth’s crust change. • Because not all minerals are stable, minerals can react chemically with one another to change into another more stable mineral.

  9. Composition of Metamorphic Rocks • Some minerals only form in metamorphic rock. Some metamorphic minerals only form in a certain range of temperatures and pressure conditions.

  10. Texture of Metamorphic Rocks • Foliated Metamorphic Rocks - Minerals that are arranged in planes or bands. These tend to be rocks with a variety of minerals. Ex - gneiss • Nonfoliated Metamorphic Rocks - Minerals that do not appear to be arranged in a pattern. Ex - marble

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