1. THE ROCK CYCLE

2. Creators & Destroyers CREATORS Cooling Compaction & Cementation
Erosion
Melting
COMBINATION
Heat & Pressure

3. SEDIMENTARY ROCK
IGNEOUS ROCK
METAMORPHIC ROCK

4. SEDIMENTARY ROCK SEDIMENT IGNEOUS ROCK METAMORPHIC ROCK EROSION

5. SEDIMENTARY ROCK SEDIMENT IGNEOUS ROCK METAMORPHIC ROCK MAGMA MELTING

6. COMPACTION & CEMENTATION
SEDIMENTARY ROCK
COMPACTION & CEMENTATION
SEDIMENT
IGNEOUS ROCK
METAMORPHIC ROCK
COOLING
MAGMA

7. SEDIMENTARY ROCK SEDIMENT IGNEOUS ROCK METAMORPHIC ROCK MAGMA
HEAT & PRESSURE
HEAT &
PRESSURE
IGNEOUS ROCK
METAMORPHIC ROCK
MAGMA

8. COMPACTION & CEMENTATION
SEDIMENTARY ROCK
COMPACTION & CEMENTATION
EROSION
SEDIMENT
EROSION
HEAT & PRESSURE
EROSION
HEAT &
PRESSURE
IGNEOUS ROCK
METAMORPHIC ROCK
MELTING
MELTING
COOLING
MELTING
MAGMA

9. THE ROCK CYCLE Has been occurring since Earth began. Is going on now.
Will continue for as long as there is an Earth.
Takes a long, long, long, long……time.
(millions and millions of years)

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