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hen rocks are pushed deep under the Earth's surface, they may melt into magma. If the conditions no longer exist for the magma to stay in its liquid state, it will cool and solidify into an igneous rock. A rock that cools within the Earth is called intrusive or plutonic and will cool very slowly, producing a coarse-grained texture. As a result of volcanic activity, magma (which is called lava when it reaches Earth's surface) may cool very rapidly while being on Earth's surface exposed to the atmosphere and are called extrusive or volcanic rocks. These rocks are fine-grained and sometimes cool so rapidly that no crystals can form and result in a natural glass, such as obsidian. Any of the three main types of rocks (igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks) can melt into magma and cool into igneous rocks.
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What is the rock cycle including descriptions of how one type of rock can change into another type?
It is called the Rock Cycle.
What is an sentnce using rock cycle?
the rock cycle and the Colorado river are driving forces behind.
How does the rock cycle recycle rocks?
The rock cycle can recycle rocks from melting and giving pressures to sediments.
How does erosion have anything to do with the rock cycle?
Erosion transports weathered material from all three rock types in the rock cycle to a point of deposition where it can lithify into sedimentary rock.
Is the rock cycle important to living organisms?
no. it is the other way around. living organisms are important to the rock cycle.
What is the cycle for the rock cycle?
The rock cycles are used to understand how rocks are made and how they change from metamorphic to sedamentary and so on. It is a chart to explain it.
What is a tectonic plate made of?
== == A tectonic plate is made of rock in various stages of the rock cycle, the vast majority being composed of igneous rock.
How are rocks made into new rocks?
Rocks are made into new rocks through the rock cycle
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.
What is the rock cycle including descriptions of how one type of rock can change into another type?
It is called the Rock Cycle.
WHAT is the change of one type of rock into a new type of rock?
ANSWER: rock cycle
What is is rock cycle?
The Rock Cycle contributes to the formation of rocks : ~ )
What is beginning of the rock cycle?
there is no beginning or end of the rock cycle
What type of rock comes first in the rock cycle?
No Rock Comes First... its a cycle
Who invented the rock cycle?
The concept of the rock cycle was not invented by a single individual, but was developed through the work of many geologists over time. James Hutton, a Scottish geologist, is often credited with laying the foundation for the understanding of rock cycles and earth processes in his work "Theory of the Earth" published in 1788.
How can concrete be a part of the rock cycle if it is not a true rock?
Concrete is a man-made conglomerate composed of pieces of rock in a matrix of cement, which is itself made from limestone. It is just as much part of the rock cycle as any naturally occurring rocks.
