answersLogoWhite

0

Rocks start as igneous rocks. Igneous rocks are cooled magma or lava. Sedimentary rocks are composed of smaller particles of older sedimentary, igneous or metamorphic rocks. Metamorphic rocks can actually change into metamorphic rocks because of a igneous intrusion.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about Earth Science

In the rock cycle the process by which an igneous rock changes to a sedimentary rock must begin with?

The process by which an igneous rock changes to a sedimentary rock in the rock cycle begins with weathering and erosion of the igneous rock, breaking it down into sediments. These sediments are then transported and deposited, where they are compacted and cemented together to form a sedimentary rock over time.


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.


Which type of rocks can turn into an igneous rock through the rock cycle?

A metamorphic rock can melt into magma and then cool and crystallize to become an igneous rock. Or, a sedimentary rock (or sediments) can melt into magma and then cool and crystallize to become an igneous rock. Also, an igneous rock itself can undergo this process of melting and cooling as well.


Does a rock go through the complete rock cycle by changing from igneous rock to sedimentary to metamorphic?

Yes, it can. However, an igneous rock can change to a metamorphic rock skipping sedimentary: the tectonic plates can push igneous rock deep into the ground, forming metamorphic rock. Sedimentary can form metamorphic, metamorphic can form magma or lava by melting and/or erupting and then turn into igneous. Igneous forms sedimentary with erosion, deposition compaction, and cementation.


What is the cycle of the igneous Rock?

Igneous rocks form from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. These rocks can then be weathered, eroded, and transported by natural processes like wind and water. Eventually, they may be buried, metamorphosed, and melted again to form new igneous rocks in a continuous cycle called the rock cycle.

Related Questions

What are the 3 rocks in the rock cycle?

Three (3) rocks in the rock cycle are sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rock.


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.


Is there a sentence with the word rock cycle?

Igneous rock can weather and become sedimentary rock . Metamorphic rock can be melted in a volcano and become igneous rock. Igneous rock and sedimentary rock can be heated and pressurized to form metamorphic rock.


What part of the rock cycle happens after the igneous rock?

sedimentary rock


How can a igneous rocks change into a sedimentary rock?

Sedimentary rocks can change to igneous rock when it goes through the rock cycle so a sediment can move to igneous rock where there is a volcanic activity happens making the the sediment get heat and pressure that makes igneous rock.So when you do the rock cycle you can go from igneous rock to a metamorphic rock.


What stage in the rock cycle is between metamorphic rock and igneous rock?

Melting.


Do a igneous rock become a sedimentary rock in the rock cycle?

yes it erodes


During the rock cycle what forms magma cools?

Igneous rock


What are the stage of rock cycle?

sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic


What are the three types of rock involved in the rock cycle?

metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary


In the rock cycle the process by which an igneous rock changes to a sedimentary rock must begin with?

The process by which an igneous rock changes to a sedimentary rock in the rock cycle begins with weathering and erosion of the igneous rock, breaking it down into sediments. These sediments are then transported and deposited, where they are compacted and cemented together to form a sedimentary rock over time.


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.