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    Sedimentary rocks form through the weathering and erosion of existing rocks, or through the chemical deposition of dissolved materials. Sediments are deposited in layers over time and pressure, eventually turning into sedimentary rock. Metamorphic rocks form from existing igneous or sedimentary rocks undergoing heat and pressure within the earth, causing their composition to change. Igneous rocks form when magma cools and solidifies, either underground to form intrusive igneous rock or on the surface to form extrusive igneous rock. These three rock types are continuously transformed into each other through the rock cycle, driven by plate tectonics.

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    Sedimentary rocks form through the weathering and erosion of existing rocks, or through the chemical deposition of dissolved materials. Sediments are deposited in layers over time and pressure, eventually turning into sedimentary rock. Metamorphic rocks form from existing igneous or sedimentary rocks undergoing heat and pressure within the earth, causing their composition to change. Igneous rocks form when magma cools and solidifies, either underground to form intrusive igneous rock or on the surface to form extrusive igneous rock. These three rock types are continuously transformed into each other through the rock cycle, driven by plate tectonics.

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    Sedimentary rocks form through the weathering and erosion of existing rocks, or through the chemical deposition of dissolved materials. Sediments are deposited in layers over time and pressure, eventually turning into sedimentary rock. Metamorphic rocks form from existing igneous or sedimentary rocks undergoing heat and pressure within the earth, causing their composition to change. Igneous rocks form when magma cools and solidifies, either underground to form intrusive igneous rock or on the surface to form extrusive igneous rock. These three rock types are continuously transformed into each other through the rock cycle, driven by plate tectonics.

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    rocks and the rock cycle

    how do sediments form?

    sediments form through the processes of weathering and erosion of rocks exposed at
    earth's surface

    sedimentary rock con't...

    sedimentary rock can also form from the chemical depositing of materials that were
    once dissolved in water.

    when water evaporates, minerals are left behind and form rock

    sedimentary rocks

    how they are made

    - wind and water break down the earth


    - bits of earth settle in lakes and rivers
    - layers are formed and build up
    - pressure and time turn the layers to rock

    sedimentary rocks

    limestone

    shale

    sandstone

    granite'

    types of sedimentary rocks

    sandstone

    limestone

    gypsum

    conglomerate

    shale

    fossils

    are usually found in sedimentary rock and are remain or imprints of plants and
    animals that died long ago

    fossils-life from the past

    fossils provide information about life and conditions of the past


    scientific evidence shows thst the earth is approximately 4.5 billion years old

    metamorphic rock is...

    rock that is formed when pressure and heat create changes to sedimentary or igneous
    rock.

    metamorphic rock

    metamorphic rock:
    forms when any rock type is changed into a different kind of rock

    changes due to great heat and/or pressure

    how does rock change?

    rock are heated, squeezed, folded, or chemically changed by contact with hot fluids

    metamorphic rocks

    what are they?

    -rocks that have changed


    - they were once igneous or sedimentary
    - pressure and heat changed the rocks

    types of metamorphic rocks

    schist

    gneiss

    igneous rock is..

    rock that is formed when melted rock cools and hardens

    igneous rocks
    what are they?

    - fire rocks
    - formed underground by trapped, cooled magma
    - formed above ground when volcanoes erupt and magma cools

    igneous rocks

    igneous rock:
    forms when molten rock (magma) cools and hardens

    classified by:
    - where they form
    - crystal (grain) size
    intrusive igneous rock

    intrusive igneous:
    cooling takes places slowly beneath earth's surface

    extrusive igneous rock

    extrusive igneous:
    cooling takes place rapidly on earth's surface

    igneous rock

    pumice and scoria

    basalt

    pipe

    dike

    sikkrgr basta peksur ysrn

    types of igneous rocks

    granite

    scoria

    pumice

    obsidian

    the rock cycle


    - igneous rocks
    - sedimentary rocks
    - metamorphic rocks

    the earth recycles rock

    the rock cycle is an ongoing series of processes inside earth and on the surface

    slowly changes rocks from one kind to another

    any type of rock can change into another type

    how does this relate to plate tectonics?

    plate movement drives the rock cycle


    - subduction (1 plate pushed under another plate)
    - re-melts rock into magma
    - mountain building
    - folding, faulting, uplift
    - exposes rock at the surface to be weathered and eroded

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