Saturday, October 27, 2012

Rock types


                                                             Rock cycle

Rock cycle : the natural process in which rocks transform one type into another rock type over time. Example sedimentary rock change into Igneous rock by undergoing melting and then solidifies . Metamorphic rock becomes an Igneous rock by lava melting the rock and then peace of rocks and sediment are pushed together to form an Igneous rock.Igneous rock become a metamorphic rock by going under heat and pressure . Sediment are formed by weathering and erosion. Rock become an igneous rock by two types intrusive and extrusive.


Metamorphic rock: Rock altered by pressure and heat.



Magma: Hot liquid inside .
  



Lava:Hot liquid outside.



Solidification :The process of become hard by cooling or drying


Igneous rock :Rock formed by solidification of molten magma.



Weathering:  The process of which materials are broken down either physically or chemically.



Erosion : The process of movement to carry thing away.



Sediment : Hard materials lying in the top of a solid rock.

Compaction : An icrease the density of something.




Cementation: Glue together of particles or other thing by cements.







Sedimentary rock: Formed by deposition of material at the earth's surface and whitin bodies of water.