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Which type of rock likely formed first to initiate the rock cycle?

The type of rock that likely formed first to initiate the rock cycle is igneous rock.


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.


How is the rock cycle formed?

it is formed by broken down rocks


What step in the rock cycle creates the sediment from which sedimentary rock is formed?

erosion


What step in the rock cycle creates the sediment form which sedimentary rock is formed?

erosion


In the rock cycle what is formed when igneous rocks weather?

Sediment


What scientist call the rock that is formed when magma cools below earth's surface?

An intrusive igneous rock.


The process by which rocks are formed is called?

The process by which rocks are formed is called the rock cycle. This cycle involves the formation, weathering, erosion, deposition, and compaction of rocks over time through various geological processes.


Why is a sedimentary rock formed into a igneous rock?

It's the process of the rock cycle. Its gonna happen sooner or later.


How do scientist think magma is formed?

well magma is lava and its made from molten rock.


What rocks are not formed by the rock cycle?

Artificial rocks, such as concrete or bricks, are not formed by the natural rock cycle. These rocks are man-made through processes like mixing cement, shaping, and hardening. They do not undergo the typical geological processes like weathering, erosion, and lithification that form natural rocks.


What processes are involved in this change of the rock cycle?

New rocks are formed, Igneous Rock, Sedimentary Rock, and Metamorphic Rock. It will take over a million years to complete the rock cycle, then it will start all over again.