1. Rock Cycle – Color and Label
Liz LaRosa 5th Grade Science

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

3. Magma – rock that has melted under intense heat and pressure
Melting
Melting

4. Igneous Rock – magma or lava has cooled and solidified
Cooling

5. Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rock is worn down by weathering and erosion, forming sediments.
Weathering & Erosion
Sediments
Weathering & Erosion
Weathering & Erosion

6. Compaction – sediments form layers over time, and the layers are pressed and cemented together.

7. Sedimentary Rock – sediments that have compacted over time, may contain organic matter and fossils, too.
Sedimentary Rock

8. Metamorphic Rock – heat and pressure changes the rock.
Heat & Pressure
Metamorphic Rock
Heat & Pressure

9. The cycle continues……