The Rock Cycle

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The Rock Cycle

• Whitmore High School
• Harrow

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Sedimentary rocks
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Sedimentary rocks
How sedimentary rocks are formed
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Metamorphic rocks
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Metamorphic rocks
Metamorphic rocks are formed by the combined
effect of heat and pressure on other rocks
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Igneous rocks
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Igneous rocks
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Summary
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The Rock Cycle
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Rocks revision quiz

• What are the 3 types of rock?
• What type of rock are the following
• Sandstone, limestone, granite, basalt, slate
• What type of rock would a mountain probably be
  made out of?
• What are the two conditions needed for a
  metamorphic rock to form?
• Which metamorphic rock is formed from limestone?
• Why wouldnt you find any fossils in igneous or
  metamorphic rocks?
• You find a rock containing crystals. What type
  of rock would it most probably be?
• What is molten rock that is inside the Earth
  called?
• What is molten rock that is outside the Earth
  (i.e. erupted) called?

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Rocks revision quiz

• Name one example of physical weathering.
• Name one example of biological weathering.
• Acid rain is an example of chemical weathering.
  What poisonous gas (given off by car exhausts and
  power stations) causes acid rain?
• Granite is an igneous rock and contains large
  crystals. Did it cool down slowly or quickly?
• In the rock cycle what causes igneous rock to
  become sedimentary rock?
• In the rock cycle again what causes the
  sedimentary rock to become metamorphic rock?
• Gravestones are usually made out of marble or
  granite instead of limestone or sandstone. Why?
• A piece of rock contains layers. What type of
  rock would it probably be?