Introduction: Sediments In The Rock Cycle Sediments are transported by: Water. ce Wind. Gravity. The transport and deposition of sediments are initial phases of the rock cycle. The ultimate fate of most sediment is burial and conversion to sedimentary rock
Introduction: Earth's' Internal-- Thermal Engine Magma is molten rock beneath Earth's surface. Because liquid magma is less dense than surrounding solid rock, and obviously more mobile, magma, once formed, rises toward the surface. Magma that reaches the surface does so by erupting through vents we call volcanoes