Rock Cycle
Weathering Processes
Ice
Water
Chemical
acid is in the rain water so it reacts with some of the minerals in the rock around it speeding up its eroding progress
Mechanical
When rain displaces the soil
Wind
a light wind that carries large amounts dirt, sand and ash from one place to another
Tectonic Plate
Volcanoes
The inside of a volcano has a hot liquid substance which is called magma. When the magma has been cooled it turns into igneous rock
Earthquakes
Earthquakes are caused by shifts in tectonic plates
Metamorphic rock
Pressure
Heat
Sedimentary rock
is created by compaction and cementation of loose sediments that is tightly packed together
Igneous rock
is created by lava that has cooled
