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Rocks are classfied as one of the following:Metamorphic Sedimentary and Igneous
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Describe the changes that occur in the rock cycle.?
In the rock cycle, rocks change into differant types of rocks over time. For example, igneous rocks might break into sediments that form sedimentary rocks.
Why are organic rocks important to the rock cycle?
it keeps the cycle going
How does opal fit in the rock cycle?
Opal is amorphous mineraloid, occurrence : Sedimentary and secondary from the alteration of high silica igneous extrusive rocks
Why must igneous come before sedimentary in the rock cycle?
For most purposes there is no "beginning" to the rock cycle. Any rock can be weathered away and remade into sedimentary rock. Igneous rocks are sometimes depicted as the start of the rock cycle because the first rocks on Earth were igneous.
Does all rocks go through the rock cycle?
no
The way the pieces of materials in the rock fit together define its?
The way the pieces of materials in the rock fit together define its cycle. The rock cycle will entail the formation of the rocks with the various pieces of materials.
How does leaching fit into the rock cycle?
Leaching contributes to rock rot, thus aiding erosion of large rocks into smaller particles.
What is is rock cycle?
The Rock Cycle contributes to the formation of rocks : ~ )
What rocks are not formed by the rock cycle?
Some extraterrestrial rocks were not formed via the terrestrial rock cycle.
How does the rock cycle recycle rocks?
The rock cycle can recycle rocks from melting and giving pressures to sediments.
Image the temperature inside earth was no longer hot how might this affect the rock cycle?
Rocks and the Rock Cycle. ROCKS: Rocks, rocks, rocks. Weathering is all about rocks.
What are intermediate materials in a rock cycle?
In the Rock Cycle : The Rocks are- Sedimentary Rocks, Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks. The Intermediate Materials are- Sediments and Magma
What are the 3 rocks in the rock cycle?
Three (3) rocks in the rock cycle are sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rock.
What does the rock cycle do to the rocks?
make rock and frome rock
Where does the rock cycle began?
rock cycle the continuous series of changes that rocks undergo
What the rock cycle describe?
The rock cycle describes how rocks are formed, and how they change to sedimentary rock, to metamorphic rock, to magma, to igneous rock, to sediment, and back to sedimentary rock.
Why do mineralogists call this a rock cycle?
A cycle mean something which continue changing. In a rock cycle, the three types of rocks - Igneous rocks changes to Sedimentary rocks wich changes to Metamorphic rocks. These metamorphic rocks can cange into sedimentary rocks by suitable conditions
