weathering deposition,

MELTING
& erosion compaction
& cementation
METAMORPHISM,
HEAT & PRESSURE SOLIDIFICATION

COOLING SEDIMENT MAGMA

lava cools quickly an
d
forms very small cr
ystals ck, resulting
at results to
hosis of clay,

a fine-grained foliated ro
shale and volcanic ash th

.
formed by a metamorp

in unique slate textures

COAL
d
rm ed from th e remains of dea
fo
OBSIDIAN
als an d plant s that underwent
anim al
ical and geologic
different biolog
processes
SLATE
Extrusive Rocks form
when poured out or
ejected at Earth's

SEDIMENTARY
surface.

ROCKS
These rocks form when the
molten material (lava)
reaches the Earth's surface.
when magma cools and
solidifies underground.
Intrusive Rocks form

METAMORPHIC
ROCKS IGENEOUS
These are the result of the
ROCKS
transformation of a pre-
existing rock type in a process
Igneous rocks form when
called metamorphism, which
molten rock cools and
means "change in form".
solidifies. They can form either
on the Earth's surface or
underground.
ROCK CYCLE
IGNEOUS

METAMORPHIC

SEDIMENTARY