According to the rock cycle, which of the following transitions are possible? Assume an unlimited number of steps. A. An intrusive igneous rock becomes a sedimentary rock. B. A sedimentary rock becomes soil. C. A metamorphic rock becomes an extrusive igneous rock. D. All of the above are possible.
1) a classmate states that igneous rock must always become sedimentary rock next, according to the rock cycle. explain why this statement is incorrect. 2)why would granite have larger crystals than igneous rock s formed when lava cooled above the earth's surface?
What if one type of rock was missing from the rock cycle. How would the absence of this rock affect the earth's crust and other geologic formation on our planet?
Q1: What rock comes before quartzite in the rock cycle? What rocks or rock could come just after quartzite in the rock cycle? Q2: A geologist finds a course grained rock with crystals arranged in rows. What can the geologist infer about how this formed and what group it belongs to?
Can you see if this essay below needs some corrections that may need to be fixed: Rocks go through the rock cycle; each type of rock can be changed into any other type of Rocks. Rocks are continuously formed; soon later the rocks start to erode and then finally form again, which is known as the Rock Cycle. Rocks have plenty of “patience”, because for rocks to change, it takes about thousands or maybe millions of years for rocks to change. There are three main types of rocks which are known as the Igneous Rock, Metamorphic Rock, and the Sedimentary Rock. These three main types of rocks are categorized by how they were formed. Igneous Rocks are classified by its “mineral content of the rock and its texture.” Metamorphic rocks are classified as being foliated or being non-foliated. Finally, Sedimentary Rocks are classified if the Sedimentary Rock is organic, detrital, and if the rock has any chemical mixtures. Igneous rocks are classified by its texture. The igneous rock is broken down or eroded into tiny particles of pieces, which is most likely into grain size. First there are intrusive igneous rocks. Intrusive rocks are made out of magma, which eventually cool and crystalize within the crust and form large crystals that can be seen with a naked eye. A common example of an intrusive igneous rock is granite. The opposite would be extrusive, or volcanic rocks also known as lava. Lava, at the surface, is exposed to air and water which causes the molten rock to cool rapidly. The igneous rocks form at a surface, which quickly forms small particles of grain. A common example of an extrusive igneous rock is basalt. This is how an Igneous rocks are classified by its texture. Metamorphic Rocks are created in the earth’s crust. It is formed when pressure and heat together meet at the right time. This rock does not dissolve the heat and pressure, only changing the just change the characteristics of the Metamorphic Rock. Metamorphic Rocks are classified as being foliated or being non-foliated. Foliated Metamorphic Rocks are formed within the Earth's interior surface, which are in large-amounts of pressure that are unequally placed, when the pressure is greater in one direction than in the other. The minerals in the original rock adapt itself to a new situation the long and flat minerals are now aligned perpendicular situation, which is the greatest pressure direction. Non-foliated metamorphic rocks are formed around igneous “exists” where the temperatures are high, but the pressures are quite low and equal in all directions. The original minerals within the rock starts to recrystallize into larger sizes and the atoms become more tightly packed together, which makes increasing amounts of density in the rock. This is how you would classify a Metamorphic Rocks, by seeing its Non-Foliated and Foliated characteristics. Sedimentary rocks form from the weathering of pre-existing rocks. The broken down particles of the Sedimentary Rock then is compacted and cemented together. Depending on what the sedimentary rock is formed by, determines whether is known as detrital or chemical and even organic. They are rocks formed from pieces of pre-existing rocks or organic remains. An example of a detrital rock would be sandstones and shale. Chemical rocks are placed from many solutions and precipitation that may have been caused by chemical process. An example of a chemical rock is Rock salt, rock gypsum, and some forms of limestone. Organic Sedimentary Rocks are mostly plant remain and shells of small organisms, that are composed of particles created by life processes. Sedimentary Rocks are classified by these types the Sedimentary Rock is made up of. This is how a Sedimentary Rock is classified. These Rocks can also change over time, which is known as the Rock Cycle. In the following, I will explain the procedure of the Rock Cycle: First, Magma from the volcano cools down and hardens, which makes the cooled and hardened magma to form igneous rock. Next, The Igneous Rock under goes weathering and erosion, the Igneous Rock starts to make the Igneous Rock decompose or even erode, which makes the rock break into small particles. This forms Sediment. Then, The Sediment is deposited in layers, where litification occurs (also known as Compaction and Cementation).The Sediment is now transformed into a Sedimentary Rock. After that, The Sedimentary Rock goes through pressure and heat and forms into a Metamorphic Rock. Finally, The Metamorphic Rock starts to melt, from the heat and pressure. The Cycle then is repeated again and again and forever. Now doesn’t this all sound simple, but rocks take thousands or maybe millions of years to a rock to change! You can see why I said in the beginning that rocks have plenty of “Patience.”
Recalling the rock cycle and the processes that can transform the three rock types describe how:a. magma can produce the rock graniteb. the granite can contribute to the formation of quartz sandstonec. the quartz sandstone can be changed into a quartzite
What causes the rock cycle? Check this site. http://www.cet.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rock.html
<p>How does the rock cycle work and how can each type of rock change into eachother?</p>
I need help with igneous rocks and the rock cycle. Is there a web site that will help me. One question is When magma cools below Earth's surface, it forms __________-grained, _________ igneous rocks. fine grained for your other word read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igneous_rock Hi! Very nice site! Thanks you very much! oTCSFmk2F8JHEU
explain how the processes of erosion, deposition, and cementation affect the rock cycle?
earth science physical geology; If rock A cuts across rock B, then rock A is rock Ba. younger than b. the same agec. older than
IMPORTANT: draw figures, process diagrams, and show handling of conservation of mass &energy