Physical Geography

Elements, Minerals, Rocks

2. Formation of Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks

The following animated images where downloaded from the following site:
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/index.html

 

Activity:
Look over the diagrams below and develop an explanation or commentary for each one clearly showing how each type of rock type was created.  Place the results on a webpage. Place all your work in a separate folder and call it [your last name]_rock.  Remember that if you use images in your webpage, that they have to be saved in the same folder.
 

Igneous Rock:

Sedimentary Rock:

Metamorphic Rock:

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