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,---------------------------------------The Rock Cycle Name

With the help of heat, pressure,and wecthennq. one kind of rock can becr~ iged into a new kind of rock. Forexample, beautiful marble isformed fromlimestone, and slate comes from shale and clay.

Thechanging of rocks isan ongoing cycle. Thereisno true beginning, but itmight be easier to understand by beginning with magma. Complete-the rockcycle diagram pictured below.

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igneous rockweathering

sedlrnentcrv rockmelting

metamorphic rockcooling and hardening

57Earth Science IF8755 © 1991 Instructional Fair, Inc.

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