1. Rock Cycle

2. Learning Objectives
The student will be able to predict the events in the rock cycle.
The student will be able to diagram and explain the rock cycle.

3. All rocks are heavy.
True or False

4. A heavy piece of rock?
Think again!

5. All rocks are hard.
True or False

6. False
Chalk
Pumice
Talc

7. Rocks never change.
True or False

8. False Rocks are changed by processes such as: Melting Pressure Heat
Weathering and Erosion

9. Melting

10. Sedimentary rocks are formed when layers of earth have been deposited in the bottoms of bodies of water. Over time these layers are pressed together forming sedimentary rocks.

11. Weathering and Erosion

12. Metamorphic rocks were once sedimentary or igneous rocks that have been placed under tons of pressure and heat.

13. Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary

15. A rock can be a thing of beauty.
Photos by
Sandra Woodruff
A rock can be a thing of beauty.

16. How did you simulate weathering and erosion?
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
How are igneous rocks formed?

17. Elaborate
Rock Cycle Pictures and Arrows

18. Evaluate Draw Your Own Rock Cycle
Use the words below. The words may be used more than once.
Igneous Rock Melting Lithofication
Sedimentary Rock Magma Cementation
Metamorphic Rock Cooling Compaction
Heat and Pressure Pressure
Weathering & Erosion Sediments