ROCK CYCLE REVIEW

NAME:_____________________________________ DATE:___________________

Match the following types of rocks with how they were formed.

Igneous Rock forms from particles that were worn off other rocks.

Metamorphic Rock forms when magma cools underground and crystallizes or when it erupts
onto the surface of the ground, cools, and crystallizes.

Sedimentary Rock forms by great heat, pressure, or both.

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Math the following terms with their definitions; put the letter on the line.

______ Lava a. process by which rocks change from one type to another
______ Sediment b. is an example of an igneous rock
______ Gravel c. particles of sand, silt and clay
______ Rock Cycle d. magma that erupts onto the surface
______ Weathering e. a lot of pebbles mixed with sand
______ Sandstone f. is an example of a metamorphic rock
______ Schist g. a process that breaks down rock, i.e. erosion
______ Granite h. is an example of a sedimentary rock

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Choose one of the processes to complete each of the following sentences:

Melting, Crystallizing, Weathering, Metamorphosing, or Compaction & Cementing.

1. Sediments become sedimentary rock through the process of ______________________________________.

2. Metamorphic rock becomes magma through the process of _______________________________________.

3. Igneous rock becomes magma through the process of ___________________________________________.

4. Sedimentary and igneous rocks become metamorphic rock through the process of _____________________.

5. Magma becomes igneous rock through the process of ___________________________________________.