1. ROCKS & Rock Cycle

2. What are Rocks?
A rock is a hard substance composed of one or more minerals

3. Types of Rock
There are three types of rock, based on how they are formed:
Igneous
Sedimentary
metamorphic

4. Igneous Rock
Rocks formed from hot fluid magma within the Earth.

5. Sedimentary Rock
Rock formed from particles that have been carried along and deposited by wind and water.
These particles may include bits of rock, mud, sand or pebbles. Shells, bones, leaves etc.
Over time these particles become pressed and or cemented together to form rock.

6. Metamorphic Rock
Rocks formed when chemical reactions, heat, and/or pressure change existing rock into new kinds of rock
These new rock have chemical and physical properties that are different from the original rock.