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👉Rock Cycle Reading Comprehension Pdf

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Explore top gifts · Shop stocking stuffers. New sediments from these mountains can make new sedimentary rock. The rock cycle never stops. USING COMPLETE SENTENCES, answer the questions below. 1. In paragraph #4, . By the end of this lesson, you should be able to describe the series of processes and classes of rocks that make up the rock cycle. It may be hard to believe, but these mountains actually File Size: 5MB. What is the rock cycle? Active Reading 11 Apply As you read, underline the rock types that metamorphic rock can change into. Rocks may seem very permanent, solid, and unchanging. But over millions of years, any of the three rock types can be changed into another of the three types. For example, igneous rock can change into sedimentary or. Earth’s surface and deep within Earth drive the rock cycle. The cycle describes how natural processes work to change one rock type into another rock type. One example is igneous rock that begins as lava. The lava cools and crystallizes. Over time, water erodes this rock to form sediments that eventually cement together to become sedimentary rock. Cause and effect are about how one thing can cause something else to happen. The cause is why something happened. The effect is what happened. Read about the rock cycle again, and think about cause and effect as you read. The Rock Cycle Rock may seem to last forever, but it is actually always changing. A passage about stages of the rock cycle. Cross-Curricular Focus: Earth Science. This worksheet is in line with Common Core Standards for 2nd and 3rd grade Key Ideas and Details, but may also be used for other grades. Just like plants and animals have a life cycle, rocks can go through a rock cycle! Many rocks start from magma or lava, so they are igneous rocks. The igneous rocks could get broken up in a river or stream and settle to the bottom of a lake. Over thousands or millions of years, the broken up rocks could get compacted into a sedimentary rock. Earth’s surface and deep within Earth drive the rock cycle. The cycle describes how natural processes work to change one rock type into another rock type. One example is igneous rock that begins as lava. The lava cools and crystallizes. Over time, water erodes this rock to form sediments that eventually cement together to become sedimentary rock.