We are rock particles

Also known as sediment

We each have our own story

Over time we’ve changed through key events

We’ve been weathered and eroded

Through wind and water and gravity

What type of rock will we be a part of next?

Wait and see. Wait and see…

We could go from a pile of dust

To sedimentary, metamorphic, igneous

In the rock, rock, rock, rock cycle

It could take us seconds, or a million years

But we can’t wait to see what kind appears

In the rock, rock, rock, rock cycle

Sedimentary:

I’m sedimentary, like coal and flint

Sometimes I keep fossils preserved within

The sediments get compacted together

And then I’m worn down by erosion and weather

Sandstone, siltstone, limestone, shale

Conglomerate and rock salt as well!

Metamorphic:

Deep underground metamorphic rock gets warm

With heat and pressure we morph and transform

And if we have layers, it’s a wavy slice

Like quartzite, marble, schist, and gneiss

Igneous:

Temperatures rising to hot lava pools

Magma crystallizes as it cools

We igneous rocks are all over the planet

Like obsidian and pumice, don’t take us for granite

If we cool off fast, we’re extrusive

If it’s thousands of years, we’re intrusive

If it’s millions of years, we’re plutonic

Yes, igneous rocks are iconic!

“Well, ya gonna join in?”

All:

We could go from a pile of dust

To sedimentary, metamorphic, igneous

In the rock, rock, rock, rock cycle

It could take us seconds, or a million years

But we can’t wait to see what kind appears

In the rock, rock, rock, rock

Rock, rock, rock, rock

Rock, rock, rock, rock cycle!