The Rock Cycle
- Created by: Mr_Mackintoast
- Created on: 11-04-17 11:18
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- Rocks are constantly being recycled
- Igneous rocks are broken down by weathering and transported to the sea as sediment
- On the sea bed the sediment is turned into sedimentary rock
- When uplifted to form a new mountain range, the sedimentary rock is put under enormous pressure
- Some of it is transformed into metamorphic rock
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- Some of it is transformed into metamorphic rock
- When uplifted to form a new mountain range, the sedimentary rock is put under enormous pressure
- On the sea bed the sediment is turned into sedimentary rock
- Some might be completely melted to form magma and cools to form brand new igneous rock
- Igneous rocks are broken down by weathering and transported to the sea as sediment
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