rock cycle & tectonic plates
metamophric, sedimentary & igneous
What plate tectonics are.
Plate tectonics are the plates underneath earth crust that ride on top of the mantle. These plates cause earthquakes, volcanoes & tsunamis. They cause these because of how the plates move because of how they sit on the mantle.
How plate tectonics effect the rock cycle
The only 2 rocks that are affected by the plates are Metamorphic & igneous rocks. The igneous rocks are made out of magma & the metamorphic rocks are affected by the mantle because of the hot pressures & the heat.
The Types of Rocks.
Sedimentary Rock
sedimentary rock is formed when weathering & erosion break down a rock. The eroded rock then packs together & creates sedimentary rock.
Metamophic Rock
Metamorphic rock is made when the chemicals in the rock change a certain way due to the heat of the mantle in the earth. The rock its self doesn't change but its chemical features do
Igneous rock
Igneous rock is made when a volcanoe explodes & magma comes out of the volcanoe. the magma ends up cooling & form into a rock.
How all this connects...
tectonics & rocks
the plates affect only 2 of the rocks but without them we would not have those because they are both affected by the mantle which the plate allows the magma to leave the crust & for stuff to enter & go inside of the mantle.
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