The rock cycle 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? ChemistryOtherOther Created by: Hannah FabCreated on: 25-04-13 16:55 Weathering Breaking down rocks. 1 of 10 Erosion Wearing down rocks. 2 of 10 Transportation Moving eroded bits of rock round the world by wind and water. 3 of 10 Deposition Laying down of sediment. 4 of 10 Burial/Compression/Cementation Squeezing and compressing the layers - eventually they form sedimentary rocks 5 of 10 Heat/Pressure Further squashing and heating - turns the rocks into metaphorbic rocks. 6 of 10 Melting Heating makes the rock partially melt - that changes it to magma. 7 of 10 Cooling Solidification of the molten rock. 8 of 10 Exposure Back to weathering and erosion again. 9 of 10 Extra The amount of rock on the surface is always about the same, even thoug it's weathered away. 10 of 10
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