Rock Cycle

Question 1

1st stage of rock cycle

Answer 1

rocks get weathered by chemical, biological and physical weathering

Question 2

2nd stage

Answer 2

small fragments of rock get transported away from rock faces by rain, steams and rivers

Question 3

3rd stage

Answer 3

when the river slows down, the bits of rock are deposited at the bottom of the river. over many years, these bits of rock build up to form layers

Question 4

4th stage

Answer 4

the layers of sediment gradually get squashed and eventually form sedimentary rock

Question 5

5th stage

Answer 5

some sedimentary rocks get heated and squashed under the surface of the earth. this changes the rock into metamorphic rock

Question 6

6th stage

Answer 6

if the rock is heated enough, it melts and forms magma

Question 7

7th stage

Answer 7

magma rises to the surface of the earth

Question 8

8th stage

Answer 8

lava cools quickly on the surface to form igneous rocks with small crystals or some magma get trapped and cools underground to form igneous rocks with large crystals

Question 9

9th stage

Answer 9

some rocks get changed into metamorphic rocks