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The rock cycle explains the sequence of events that give rise to and modify the many types of rocks found on the Earth's surface. Sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks are the three main categories of rocks. Depending on the environment, several sorts of rocks are formed. Every single one of these rocks is the result of physical processes like melting, cooling, eroding, compacting, or deforming. The rock cycle is influenced by a variety of human activities in addition to environmental factors including the pace of weathering, which is influenced by climate factors like precipitation and temperature, and the rates of erosion brought on by water, wind, ice, or gravity.

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THE ROCK CYCLE

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melting

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heat and pressure

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deposition,
compaction,
& cementation

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weathering and erosion

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cooling

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Sediment is solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location. Sediment can consist of rocks and minerals, as well as the remains of plants and animals

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Sedimentary rocks are formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms. They form from deposits that accumulate on the Earth's surface.

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Sediment is solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location. Sediment can consist of rocks and minerals, as well as the remains of plants and animals.

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Igneous rocks from the Latin word for fire from when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies. The melt originates deep within the Earth near active plate boundaries or hot spots, then rises toward the surface.

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Magma is extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth's surface. Earth has a layered structure that consists of the inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust.