Geology Rocks!!!!

Rock Cycle

Visit the link below titled Animations of the formation of fundamental rock types. Write a paragraph (consisting of 4 or more sentences related to one another) for each rock type about how it is formed (based on the videos).

1. Igneous Rock animation
2. Sedimentary Rock animation
3. Metamorphic Rock animation

Links
4. On a seperate sheet of paper use the following link The Rock Cycle to explain how a rock travels through the rock cycle. You may use the words below to help you describe this process.
weathering, erosion, transportation, deposition, heat and pressure, extreme heat, magma, cooling

BBC Online - Rock Cycle Experiments
Exploring for Oil
The Rock Cycle
Rock Cycle Links
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Geological Timeline - Putting Events in Order
Geological Time Scale

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