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THE ROCK CYCLE.

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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)

10 Now check this out!!


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