Rock Cycle – Color and Label

p.45 Copy the following flow chart STRAIGHT down the right hand side…skip 3 lines after each arrow Heat & Pressure Compaction Igneous & Sedimentary become metamorphic Lithification Squeezes layers of sediments Weathering Breaking down of rocks into sediments Cementation Glues sediments together Erosion & Deposition Melting & Cooling Transporting sediments Magma rises & solidifies to become igneous

Rock Cycle – Follow along on your worksheet Rock Cycle – Follow along on your worksheet. Be sure to color and label as indicated.

Magma – formed when rock has melted under intense heat and pressure Melting Melting

Igneous Rock – formed by magma or lava that has cooled and solidified Cooling

Sediments: Formed when Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rock is worn down by weathering and erosion. Weathering & Erosion Sediments Weathering & Erosion Weathering & Erosion

Compaction occurs when sediments form layers over time, and the layers are pressed and cemented together by minerals. Compaction

Sedimentary Rock – forms when sediments have compacted over time and layers form containing organic matter and fossils. Sedimentary Rock

Metamorphic Rock – formed by heat and pressure that changes the rock but does not melt it. Heat & Pressure Metamorphic Rock Heat & Pressure

And the cycle continues……