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The RockCycle
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Hi, my name is Kirby! I am a quartz crystal. Follow me as
I travel through the Rock Cycle. As we go, keep track
of the processes and the types of rocks each creates. Keep going until you’ve tried
every link. Remember, a cycle has no beginning or no
end. Get ready for an exciting ride!
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Whew! It’s hot here! When temperatures reach thousands of degrees rocks and
minerals like me melt.
Melted rock beneath the surface is called
MAGMA.
Melted rock above the surface is called LAVA.
See what happens next
Ahh! The water and air are helping me to cool and harden. This process
is called SOLIDIFICATION.
Time to Rock!
After magma/lava
solidified, I
am now an IGNEOUS
ROCK!
We have 3 options from here. Choose which action you want to
take.
Melt
Weather & Erode
Heat & Pressure
Ouch! Water and wind are breaking me down into pieces. This process is called WEATHERING &
EROSION
See what happens next
Weathering has broken me
down in SEDIMENTS and am
carried away by wind or
water erosion!
See what happens next
The river has carried me to the end and deposited me on the ocean floor. This process is called DEPOSITION. Over time more and more
sediments piles up.
See what happens next
I’ve been buried under tons of sediments so am squashed and my
pieces are glued together. This process is called CEMENTATION &
COMPACTION
Time to Rock!
After sediments
were cemented
&compacted, I
am now a
SEDIMENTARY ROCK!
We have 3 options from here. Choose which action you want to
take.
Melt
Weather & Erode
Heat & Pressure
Ouch! HEAT & PRESSURE
applied during mountain
building has deformed me.
Time to Rock!
After heat &
pressure, I am now a
METAMORPHICROCK!
We have 3 options from here. Choose which action you want to
take.
Melt
Weather & Erode
Heat & Pressure
I’m MELTING!! Way down deep within the Earth it
gets so hot the solid rock turns to liquid.
See what happens next
I’m MELTING!! Way down deep within the Earth it
gets so hot the solid rock turns to liquid.
See what happens next
I’m MELTING!! Way down deep within the Earth it
gets so hot the solid rock turns to liquid.
See what happens next
Ouch! Water and wind are breaking me down into pieces. This process is called WEATHERING &
EROSION
See what happens next
Ouch! Water and wind are breaking me down into pieces. This process is called WEATHERING &
EROSION
See what happens next
Ouch! HEAT & PRESSURE
applied during mountain
building has deformed me.
Time to Rock!
Ouch! HEAT & PRESSURE
applied during mountain
building has deformed me.
Time to Rock!