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Rock Cycle Interactive

Posted by diana.entwistle on Thu, 2015-02-26 21:15

This online resource is an interactive simulation which traces the path of a rock from the time it is formed in a lava flow through the cycle of weathering, erosion, deposition and lithification.

All the processes are explained through a variety of interactive callouts using animations. This includes crystallisation and the partial melting which accompanies metamorphism.

Hyperlinks to photos also show a variety of landforms produced by a number of different erosional agents.

This interactive provides valuable visualisations which allow students to explore highly abstract concepts and apply their understanding to natural features of the landscape. 

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rock formation
erosion
crystallisation
metamorphism
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Rock Cycle Interactive
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Source URL: https://assist.asta.edu.au/resource/2685/rock-cycle-interactive