The Rock Cycle
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- Created on: 25-03-13 19:14
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- Rock Cycle
- Rivers can cause erosion in rocks and in boulders.
- There are many different parts to the rock cycle(diagram on revision notes)
- Sedimentary
- Igneous
- E.G. Basalt and Granite
- Metamorphic
- E.G. Slate and marble
- Rocks do not stay the same forever, they will change!
- Rocks can become smooth and rounded; Erosion
- EROSION
- Erosion: this will have an effect on the way that rocks change.
- Erosion can have many effects on different parts of the environment.
- The rivers can erode river banks for an example of erosion
- Stones are often moved around at the bottom of rivers, causing them to become smooth and round, this is erosion under the water
- Erosion can have many effects on different parts of the environment.
- Erosion: this will have an effect on the way that rocks change.
- Rivers can cause erosion in rocks and in boulders.
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