1. The Rock Cycle

2. Rock Cycle A. Shows the relation among the three rock types
B. Proposed by James Hutton in late 1700s

3. Magma Igneous Rock Sediment Sedimentary Rock Metamorphic Rock
melting
Magma
cooling and solidification (crystallization)
Metamorphic Rock
Igneous Rock
weathering, transportation and deposition
heat and pressure (metamorphism)
Sediment
Sedimentary Rock
cementation and compaction (lithification)

4. Magma Igneous Rock Sediment Sedimentary Rock Metamorphic Rock
cooling and solidification (crystallization)
Igneous Rock
cementation and compaction (lithification)
heat and pressure (metamorphism)
melting
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
weathering, transportation and deposition
Sediment
melting
heat and pressure
weathering, transportation and deposition
weathering, transportation and deposition