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No it does not. It depends on what it starts at and what happens to it.
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In addition to plate tectonics what is the other main driving force of the rock cycle?
Water flow
What is the other main driving force of the rock cycle in addition to plate tectonics?
Water flow
Is the rock cycle a circle?
Absolutely! Simply put, the wind is always blowing, the water is always flowing, therefore sedimentary processes are always occurring (wow that was a cool rhyme I just made up). Likewise, the magma within the Earth is always hot, which is always melting material, creating igneous rocks. From a metamorphic standpoint, there will always be areas with high heat and temperature, therefore there will always be metamorphic rocks. If any of these processes stopped, we'd have real problems.
What is the endpoint of a rock cycle?
the endpoint of a rock cycle is the metamorphic rock
Why does the uniformitarian rock cycle appear to mot be a true cycle?
it is a true cycle because it the rock cycle
What is the flow of material from one rock type to another?
The Rock Cycle
Is the rock cycle happening?
Always.
In addition to plate tectonics what is the other main driving force of the rock cycle?
Water flow
How is flowing rock different from flowing water?
Flowing rock goes in a cycle that flows from the heat to the hot core but the water is more resistance and doesn't flow like the rock cycle.
What is the other main driving force of the rock cycle in addition to plate tectonics?
Water flow
Why rock cycle has no end?
Because nature is always in motion, and the very slow process of the rock cycle never truly grinds to a halt. Therefore, it is a cycle - the seeming end is but only the beginning.
Is the rock cycle a circle?
Absolutely! Simply put, the wind is always blowing, the water is always flowing, therefore sedimentary processes are always occurring (wow that was a cool rhyme I just made up). Likewise, the magma within the Earth is always hot, which is always melting material, creating igneous rocks. From a metamorphic standpoint, there will always be areas with high heat and temperature, therefore there will always be metamorphic rocks. If any of these processes stopped, we'd have real problems.
How can lava flow from a volcano and become part of the rock cycle and eventually become a flow of lava again?
The lava is melted rock called magma when it is underground, then it is exposed and is then called lava. The volcano erupts, and it hardens into igneous rock. If the igneous rock heats up again, it is lava once more!
Is it true the rock cycle is a process that is always occurring?
Its false because the rock cycle may go anyway a sedimentary rocks may turn into a metamorphic or igneous rock a igneous rock may turn Into sedimentary or metamorphic and so on
What is the endpoint of a rock cycle?
the endpoint of a rock cycle is the metamorphic rock
Does the rock cycle have to start from the sedimentary rock?
No, the rock cycle does not have to start from the sedimentary rock
What does the rock cycle and water cycle have in common?
The rock cycle and water cycle both are natural.
