Rock and the Rock Cycle
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Click on the words in the picture to find
out more about the three types of rocks:
Rocks can change into other rocks! The stuff that rocks are made from
stays the same, but the rocks do not. Over time rocks are recycled into
new rocks. Moving parts of Earth's surface layer help rocks recycle! |
How does the rock cycle work?
Rock Eating Bacteria Found at the Bottom of the Sea
Newly-Found Rock May Prove Antarctica and North America Were Connected
Earth as a System
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