The Rock Cycle

Grade 645 min

Learning Objective

I can identify the three main types of rocks and explain how they are formed in the rock cycle.

Lesson Flow

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5 min

The Rock Cycle

Professor Dave Explains

Practice

14 min

7 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Describe how igneous rocks are formed and provide an example of a process that can lead to their transformation into sedimentary rocks. Explain how metamorphic rocks are created from either igneous or sedimentary rocks, including the conditions that facilitate this transformation.

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