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The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

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Page 1: The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

TheRockCycle

Page 2: The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

Rock cycle

metamorphic rocksigneous

rocks

sedimentary rocks

important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts

Page 3: The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

IGNEOUS ROCK

Page 4: The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

Magma cools & solidifies IgneousRock

The Rock Cycle

Page 5: The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

Weathering-Surface processes that physically disrupt and chemically change rocks

Page 6: The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

Transport of Weathered Materials

Page 7: The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

Sediment Deposition

Page 8: The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

Magma cools & solidifies IgneousRock

WeatheringTransport &Deposition

Sediment

The Rock Cycle

Page 9: The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

SEDIMENTARY ROCK

Lithification

1 mm

Page 10: The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

cools & solidifies IgneousRock

WeatheringTransport &Deposition

Sedimentary Rock

Lithification

The Rock Cycle

Magma

Sediment

Page 11: The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

Sedimentary rocks exposed in the Canadian Rockies

Page 12: The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

cools & solidifies IgneousRock

WeatheringTransport &Deposition

Sedimentary Rock

LithificationWeatheringTransport &Deposition

The Rock Cycle

Magma

Sediment

Page 13: The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

METAMORPHIC ROCKS

Page 14: The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

cools & solidifies IgneousRock

WeatheringTransport &Deposition

Sedimentary Rock

LithificationWeatheringTransport &Deposition

Metamorphic Rock Heat &Pressure

The Rock Cycle

Heat &Pressure

Magma

Sediment

Page 15: The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

Limestone- sedimentary rock

Marble- metamorphic rock

Page 16: The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

If there is melting, then it’s not metamorphism

Page 17: The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

The Rock Cycle

cools & solidifies IgneousRock

WeatheringTransport &Deposition

Sedimentary Rock

LithificationWeatheringTransport &Deposition

Metamorphic Rock Heat &Pressure

melting

melting

Heat &Pressure

melting

Magma

Sediment

Page 18: The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

The Rock Cycle

cools & solidifies IgneousRock

WeatheringTransport &Deposition

Sedimentary Rock

LithificationWeatheringTransport &Deposition

Metamorphic Rock Heat &Pressure

melting

melting

Heat &Pressure

melting

WeatheringTransport &Deposition

Magma

Sediment

Page 19: The Rock Cycle. Rock cycle metamorphic rocks igneous rocks sedimentary rocks important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts.

The Rock Cycle

cools & solidifies IgneousRock

WeatheringTransport &Deposition

Sedimentary Rock

LithificationWeatheringTransport &Deposition

Metamorphic Rock Heat &Pressure

melting

melting

Heat &Pressure

melting

WeatheringTransport &Deposition

Magma

Sediment