Questions?

Here I will answer a few questions that you may have, before we start our Virtual Rock Tour.

How can an igneous rock become a sedimentary rock?
An igneous rock becomes a sedimentary rock through weathering and erosion.

How can an igneous rock become a metamorphic rock?
An igneous rock becomes a metamorphic rock when the igneous rock endures
extreme changes in heat, temperature and pressure.

Can a sedimentary rock be transformed into an igneous rock, and then into a metamorphic rock?

I do not believe that this could happen. Since an igneous rock can only be formed from cool magma, a sedimentary rock (a rock that formed from weathering) could not be changed into a rock that is formed from magma.

*Something to remember~ According to the Law of Conservation of Matter, rocks and other materials are neither created nor destroyed. Instead, materials change form.

The Rock Cycle

First, magma is formed within a volcano.

After the volcano spews out the magma it cools and hardens into an..

Igneous rock.

The igneous rock is then transformed into sediment which transforms into a..

Sedimentary rock.

The sedimentary rock could then be transformed into a metamorphic rock if

it underwent extreme changes in heat, temperature or pressure.