Female Belly Fat: Stress, Menopause & Other Causes. If you are a female that stores fat primarily in your belly, an apple instead of a pear, then this blog is for you. And if you are not the type that likes all the science, then skip to the bottom and just read the âaction stepsâ section.
In short, the rock cycle is the name for the processes that forms and recycles the different types or rocks on our planet. Rocks begin the cycle as igneous rocks, erode into sedimentary rocks then change into metamorphic rocks, finally the rocks melt back to magma and start the process again.
The Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics. Geologists use the term rock cycle to describe and simplify the complex interactions through which the three rock types can be linked to the processes that created them. One version of the rock cycle is illustrated below. 1  Schematic diagram of the rock cycle displaying the complex interactions between molten rock (magma), the three basic rock types, sediment, and the various processes that influence formation.