EARTH & LIFE SCIENCE

Written Work # 3

Name: Micaella Shane A. Princesa Date: 09/27/22

Section: 12 ABM – E. MAYO Score:

ROCK CYCLE
I. Label the processes of the Rock Cycle.

When magma or lava

Lava cools and solidifies,
igneous rock forms.

Cooling, crystallization
Igneous
Rock
Weathering, transport,
Magma deposition
Weathering breaks down
Melting
rock that is transported
Magma forms when and deposited as
Melting Uplift, weathering, transportation, and
rocks melts deep sediment.
beneath Earth’s deposition
surface.
Metamorphic Uplift, weathering, transportation, and Sediment
Metamorphism
deposition
Rock

Heat

Metamorphism Lithification
(heat, intense pressure) (compaction, cementation)

When sedimentary rock is

Sediment is compacted
buried deeps in the crust,
and cemented to form
heat and pressure (stress)
sedimentary rock.
cause it to become Sedimentary
metamorphic rock.
Rock
 II. Complete the table by writing the following information below.
Process Definition Type of Rock Produced
Cooling and crystallization Deep within the Earth, Igneous Rock
temperatures can get hot
enough to create magma. As
magma cools, crystals grow,
forming an igneous rock. The
crystals grow larger if the
magma cools slowly, as it
does if it remains deep within
the Earth. If the magma cools
quickly, the crystals will be
very small. When crystals
form from magma it is
called crystallization.
Weathering and erosion Water, wind, ice, and even Sedimentary Rock
plants and animals all act to
wear down rocks. Over time
they can break larger rocks
into sediments. Rocks break
down by the process
called weathering. Moving
water, wind, and glaciers then
carry these pieces from one
place to another. This is
called erosion. The sediments
are eventually dropped,
or deposited, somewhere.
This process is
called sedimentation. The
sediments may then be
compacted
and cemented together.
Metamorphism A rock undergoes Metamorphic Rock
metamorphism if it is
exposed to extreme heat and
pressure within the crust.
With metamorphism, the
rock does not melt all the
way. The rock changes due to
heat and pressure.
 A metamorphic rock may
have a
new mineral composition
and/or texture.

III. Define and describe the characteristics of the different types of rocks.
Type of Rock Characteristics
Igneous It is a rock formed or crystallized from
magma.; that is, they have undergone
solidification from magma. Before magma
reaches the earth’s surface, some of it is
crystallized into layers of lava (extrusive flow
rocks) and other portions are pyroclastic
debris in the explosive eruption. Igneous
rock's chief elements are oxygen, silicon,
sodium, aluminum, iron magnesium, calcium
and potassium.

Sedimentary
A rock formed from sediment at low
temperature. Groups of sedimentary rocks
include:

1. Clastic sedimentary rocks – this

consists of mechanically transported
particles. It has fine-grain sizes,
sorting form and arrangement.
2. Chemical sedimentary rocks – these
are rocks that are precipitated from the
ocean.
3. Organic sedimentary rocks – it is
silicon’s types, calcareous types and
 carbonaceous types.

Metamorphic

It is a rock formed by the effect of heat,

pressure, and chemical action on other rocks.
These rocks are a combination of igneous and
sedimentary rocks.