Deposition &
cementation
Sediments
Weathering
and erosion
Sedimentary
rock
Uplift
Heat and
pressure
Uplift
Uplift
Igneous
rock
Heat and
pressure
Metamorphic
rock
Melting
Cooling and
crystallization
Magma
Use the following website to review what happens in the rock cycle:
http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/diagram.html
Name________________________________________Period__________Date____________________
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Key Concept What is the rock cycle?
Directions: Use the diagrams to complete each statement.
1. As magma cools, it forms _______________ rock.
2. Igneous rocks can form _______________, _______________ and _______________ rocks.
3. Sediments form by the process of _______________ and _______________.
4. Sedimentary rocks form from the process of _______________ and _______________.
5. Sedimentary rocks can form _______________, _______________ and _______________ rocks.
6. Which processes change igneous rock into metamorphic rock?
_______________ and _______________
7. Which processes change igneous rock into sedimentary rock?
_______________ & _______________ and _______________ & _______________.
8. Which processes change sedimentary rock into igneous rock?
_______________ and _______________
9. Which processes change sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock?
_______________ and _______________
10. Which process changes metamorphic rock into sedimentary rock?
_______________ & _______________ and _______________ & _______________.
11. Which process changes metamorphic rock into igneous rock?
_______________ and _______________
12. Metamorphism involves the addition of _______________ and _______________ to pre-existing
rocks.
13. Compaction & cementation of sediments forms _______________ rocks.
14. Subjecting sedimentary rocks to extreme heat & pressure forms _______________ rocks.
15. Cooling of molten materials forms _______________ rocks.
16. Heat & Pressure acting on igneous rocks forms ___________________.
17. In order to form magma, what must happen to sedimentary, metamorphic or igneous rocks?
___________________
18. For weathering & erosion to occur, what process will the rock usually go through first or at the
same time? ___________________
19. When heat and pressure are applied to sedimentary and igneous rock
_______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________.
20. When magma cools and crystallizes
_______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________.
21. When sediment is deposited and compacted
_______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________.
22. When metamorphic rocks are uplifted
_______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________.
23. When metamorphic rock melts
_______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________.
24. Rocks become sediments by the processes of
_______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________.