Rock Cycle Interactive Diagram

Click on any Circle (Rock) or Rectangle (Process) in the diagram to see how they connect. Having trouble seeing the diagram? No problem, simply click the full screen button.

Cooling Weathering Lithification Heat/Pressure Melting Heat/Pressure Weathering Weathering Melting Sediment Sedimentary Metamorphic Magma Igneous
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The Rock Cycle Web

The rock cycle is not a perfect circle. It is a web of processes.

Click on any Circle (Rock) or Rectangle (Process) in the diagram to see how they connect.

Like this diagram? Explore our other interactive diagrams here. Also visit our interactive rock cycle game, which offers another approach for teaching kids & students about the rock cycle.