The Rock Cycle

What is the rock cycle?

How do igneous rocks form?

What causes weathering and erosion?

What happens to sediments during sedimentation?

If a metamorphic rock is exposed to enough heat to melt, what might it become?

The Grand Canyon was formed through natural processes over time. Based on the rock cycle, what process most likely shaped it?

What does the rock cycle explain?

• How rocks can change from one type to another

• Why rocks never change

• How rocks are used in construction

• Why rocks are only found in mountains

What type of rock forms when magma cools?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Crystal

What causes rocks to break into pieces called sediments?

• Cooking and freezing

• Weathering and erosion

• Lightning and thunder

• Digging and planting

What happens when sediments are pressed together over time?

• They melt into lava

• They turn into fossils

• They become igneous rocks

• They form sedimentary rocks