8 Assessment Compaction and Cementation The rock cycle. 1. Complete the Figure above with processes on the arrows and intermediate stages in the ovals. The processes should be chosen from the list provided; one has been done for you. heat and pressure Weathering and erosion heat and pressure melting magma melting Cooling sediment 2. Add the names of the correct rock type to Table below: Description Rock Type Rocks formed in the sea from particles of eroded rock Rocks changed by heat Rocks formed from the cooling of other molten rock Some examples of rocks commonly found near the earth’s surface are listed below: Basalt granite limestone marble sandstone slate From this list name one example of each of the following tyoes of rocks: Igneous rock ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Sedimentary rock ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Metamorphic rock ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Explain how each type of rock are formed igneous rock, metamorphic rock and sedimentary rock? A: B: C:
