Nick recently learned about the processes that occur in Earth’s geosphere. For homework, he was instructed to read more about the rock cycle. Nick created a chart showing the stages of the rock cycle.

Order the stages of the rock cycle into the correct order from the earliest to the latest.

______ Solid rock is broken into pieces.

______ Rock goes back into the Earth and melts

______ Pieces harden into another kind of rock.

______ New rock emerges from inside the Earth.

______ Rock cools and hardens.