23. Sometimes earthquakes pull sections of the Earth's crust apart. At other times they are forced together. All this movement can cause rocks that were once underground to be brought up to the Earth's surface. This process is called The rock cycle begins all over again. Question 24 1 pts 24. The sinking of regions of the crust to lower elevations, leads to the fomation of basins where seciment can be deposited. Magma can cool below Earth's surface to form igneous rock. This process is called The rock cycle begins all over again..