GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The rock cycle is a process in which rocks are continuously transformed between the three rock types igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic.

Detailed explanation-2: -This rock cycle occurs because of the way weather and other natural forces react with minerals above and below the Earth’s surface. The cycle never stops and it ensures that the planet never runs out of rocks.

Detailed explanation-3: -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. This creates the rock cycle.

Detailed explanation-4: -No, there is no beginning or end to the rock cycle, since all rocks on Earth can be influenced by the cycle and develop into new types. Any igneous rock can become a sedimentary rock or metamorphic rock and vice-versa.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Rock Cycle is not a one-way cycle like the life cycle of a butterfly. The Rock Cycle shows how the three major rock types are related to one another, and how processes change them from one type to another over long periods of time. Metamorphic rock can change into sedimentary rock or igneous rock.