The Rock Cycle with Diagrams

How is magma formed?

• Sedimentary rock is melted

• Igneous Rock is melted

• Metamorphic Rock is melted

• Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic Rock are Melted

What process is necessary to change sedimentary rock to metamorphic rock?

• Solidification (Cooling and Hardening)

• Metamorphism (Heat and Pressure)

• Compaction and Cementation

Can an Igneous Rock become another Igneous Rock?

• Yes

• No

• Depends

How are Sediments formed?

• Compaction and Cementation

• Deposition and Burial

• Weathering, Uplift, and Erosion

• Heat and Pressure

How do Sediments become Sedimentary Rock?

• Weathering, Uplift, Erosion

• Deposition, Burial, Compaction, and Cementation

• Metamorphism (Heat and Pressure)

• Solidification (Cooling and Hardening)

How does a Metamorphic Rock become an Igneous Rock?

• Melting and Solidification (Cooling and Hardening)

• Metamorphism (Heat and Pressure)

• Weathering, Uplift, and Erosion

• Compaction and Cementation

How does Igneous Rock become Metamorphic Rock?

• Weathering, Uplift, and Erosion

• Solidification (Cooling and Hardening)

• Metamorphism (Heat and Pressure)

• Compaction and Cementation

How does Magma become an Igneous Rock?

• Weathering, Uplift, and Erosion

• Compaction and Cementation

• Metamorphism (Heat and Pressure)

• Solidification (Cooling and Hardening)

What is the most indirect way a Sedimentary rock can become an Igneous Rock?

• Melting and Solidification (Cooling and Hardening)

• Metamorphism (Heat and Pressure) then Melting and Solidifying

• Weathering, Uplift, Erosion, Compaction, and Cementation

Which Process cannot happen?

• Igneous-Heat and Pressure-Metamorphic

• Igneous Rock-Weathering and Erosion-Burial-Deposition-Cementation-Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock-Melting-Solidification-Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock-Melting-Solidification-Metamorphic Rock