The rock cycle
Built on an extinct volcano: Edinburgh
Section by section
Explore the geology of the British Isles with our toolkit:
The full toolkit
Toolkit HTML version
Rocks by region
Rock cycle
Rock types
Rock analyser
Landscape features
Safety tips
Moving home
The Earth may seem solid as a rock but when you look at its race through time it soon looks different. Find out more about our dynamic Earth.
Rocks might seem permanent - but they're in a constant, if slow, process of change. Follow the route from one rock to another as they proceed through the Rock Cycle.
Open the interactive guide to the rock cycle
The tool is a Flash file. There is also a more simple HTML version.
