GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -What is the law of conservation of matter? Law of conservation of matter states that matter cannot be created or destroyed. The changes that take place in the rock cycle never destroy or create matter. The elements are just redistributed in other forms.

Detailed explanation-2: -The three processes that change one rock to another are crystallization, metamorphism, and erosion and sedimentation. Any rock can transform into any other rock by passing through one or more of these processes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Weathering and erosion at the earth’s surface can break down a rock into small bits. These can be deposited as sediments that become sedimentary rocks. Burial, with rising pressure and temperature, can alter any rock to form a metamorphic rock.

Detailed explanation-4: -Like most Earth materials, rocks are created and destroyed in cycles. The rock cycle is a model that describes the formation, breakdown, and reformation of a rock as a result of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic processes. All rocks are made up of minerals.

Detailed explanation-5: -With processes of erosion, parts of a rock are taken away. This does not destroy the rock, simply moves it to a different place, where it might melt or compact with other tiny bits of rock to form larger rocks. They are all the same atoms.