(iii) You have just completed a really exciting lesson where you learned all about the rock cycle. Write an email to a friend to explain how rocks are constantly changing as they move through this cycle.
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Subject: The Rock Cycle!
1. As magma rises from the mantle it cools to form igneous rocks. If it cools slowly below the surface we call it intrusive igneous rock, and if it cools quickly on the Earth’s surface we call it extrusive igneous rock. Examples are granite and basalt.
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The first one has been completed for you. Some key information to consider including in this answer:
Metamorphic: Great heat, pressure, changing of other rocks.
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(iv) Match each term in Column X with the correct location in Column Y. In Column Z, insert one characteristic for each rock type. One has been completed for you.
Column X A Quartzite B Granite C Marble D Sandstone Column Y 1 MacGillycuddy’s Reeks, Co. Kerry 2 Connemara, Co. Galway 3 Croagh Patrick, Co. Mayo 4 Wicklow Mountains, Co. Wicklow 5 ROCKS 45 Column Z