Rock Cycle Interactive Learn how to distinguish between types of rocks and discover how rocks change over time. Join us for conversations that inspire, recognize, and encourage innovation and best practices in the education profession.

An animation of the rock cycle produced by the Geological Society. Please visit their website to view the original swf file: http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/gsl/si...

This cutaway view of Earth shows where some common rock-forming processes occur and embedded animations illustrate the path of a rock moving through the rock cycle. This interactive is shared by McDougal Littell.

This highly simplified Flash animation displays some of the most common rock-forming processes. Embedded animations include crystallization of magma to form igneous rock, rock erosion to create sediment, transportation of sediment, deposition of sediment to create sedimentary rock, and creation of a metamorphic rock in a subduction zone.

Find animations for the rock cycle including metamorphic rock formation, clastic sedimentary rocks formation, igneous rock formation, and igneous rocks classification. Click here to browse the complete set of Visualization Collections.

The Rock Cycle Diagram. A useful way to illustrate how the three main types of rock are related to one another and how changes to rocks happen in a recurring sequence is the rock cycle. It can be presented in a diagram like the one below.

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2022年5月11日 · Common metamorphic rocks include phyllite, schist, gneiss, quartzite and marble. Igneous rocks form when magma (molten rock) cools and crystallizes, either at volcanoes on the surface of the Earth or while the melted rock is still inside the crust.

The rock cycle is an ongoing process in which rock, driven by tectonic processes such as volcanoes and earthquakes, the surface processes of weathering and erosion, and compaction, is created, destroyed, and recycled.

2024年4月13日 · Understanding the rock cycle is crucial in tracing the history of a rock and predicting its future transformations. It illustrates the dynamic and interconnected nature of Earth's processes, highlighting how rocks are continually recycled and reshaped over millions of years.