1. The Rock Cycle
Rocks and the Rock Cycle

2. Layers of the EARTH INNER CORE 800 miles thick and up to 13,000 F
CRUST
5 to 25 miles thick
and up to 1,600 F
OUTER CORE
1,400 miles thick
and up to 11,000 F
MANTLE
1,800 miles thick
and up to 8,000 F

3. TYPES OF ROCKS
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic

4. IGNEOUS ROCKS
Formed from molten material including volcanic lava, ash, or bombs as well as magma below Earth’s surface

5. TYPES OF IGNEOUS ROCKS
BASALT
GRANITE

6. SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
Made of layers that have been pressed or cemented together
Pebbles, sand, silt, or clay are sediments
Shells and bones can also be sediments

7. TYPES OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
LIMESTONE
SHALE
COAL

8. METAMORPHIC ROCKS
Rocks that are changed by intense heat and pressure while inside Earth’s surface
Igneous, sedimentary, and even metamorphic rocks can be changed into different metamorphic rocks

9. TYPES OF METAMORPHIC ROCKS
SLATE
MARBLE

10. Describe the ROCK CYCLE and ways rocks can be changed:
The series of continuous changes that rocks go through to create sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks. These changes are caused by heat & pressure, weathering/erosion, and cooling & melting

11. ROCK CYCLE
                                                          

12. Another Rock Cycle Picture