ROCK CYCLE PRACTICE
NAME ____________________________________
WORD BANK
MAGMA
Magma
Sediment
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Cooling &
Hardening
Heat & Pressure
Melting
Compaction &
Cementation
Weathering &
Erosion
SEDIMENT
WORD BANK
Magma
IGNEOUS
ROCK
Sediment
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Cooling &
Hardening
Heat & Pressure
SEDIMENTARY
ROCK
Melting
Compaction &
Cementation
Weathering &
Erosion
METAMORPHIC
ROCK
Try it without a word bank! 
MAGMA
IGNEOUS
ROCK
SEDIMENTARY
ROCK
METAMORPHIC
ROCK
SEDIMENT
IGNEOUS
ROCK
IGNEOUS
ROCK
SEDIMENTARY
ROCK
Rocks Sentence Starters!
Name _______________________________________________
Examples:

Igneous rock becomes magma by melting.
(noun)
(noun) (process)

Magma becomes igneous rock by cooling and hardening.
(noun)
(noun)
(process)
IT IS YOUR TURN!  USE YOUR ROCK CYCLE DIAGRAM.
1. Igneous rock becomes sediment by ___________________________________________.
2. Sediment becomes sedimentary rock by _______________________________________.
3. Sedimentary rock becomes magma by ________________________________________.
4. Sedimentary rock becomes metamorphic rock by ________________________________.
5. Sedimentary rock becomes ____________________ by weathering and erosion.
6. Metamorphic rock becomes ____________________ by melting.
7. Igneous rock becomes __________________________ by heat and pressure.
8. Metamorphic rock becomes _______________________ by weathering and erosion.
CHALLENGE QUESTIONS!
9. Igneous rock becomes sedimentary rock by ______________________________________ and
________________________________________.
10. Metamorphic rock becomes igneous rock by _____________________________________ and
________________________________________.
11. Sedimentary rock becomes igneous rock by _____________________________________ and
________________________________________.
12. Metamorphic rock becomes sedimentary rock by __________________________________ and
________________________________________.
NOUNS
Igneous rock
Sedimentary rock
Metamorphic rock
Magma
Sediment
PROCESSES
Weathering and erosion
Heat and pressure
Melting
Compaction and cementation
Cooling and hardening