Earth's Changing Surface · Earth & Space

The Rock Cycle

Tracing the transformation of mineral matter through igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic stages.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the cooling rate of magma affect the crystals in a rock?
  2. 2Can a rock ever truly disappear or is it just recycled?
  3. 3What stories can the layers of sedimentary rock tell us about the past?

Common Core State Standards

MS-ESS2-1
Grade: 7th Grade
Subject: Science
Unit: Earth's Changing Surface
Period: Earth & Space

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