Name: ____________________________
The Rock Cycle
I. What are cycles?
An interval during which a ________________________ sequence of __________________ occurs.
II. What is the rock cycle?
A series of _____________________on Earth’s surface and in the crust and mantle that
slowly change rocks from one _________________to _____________________________.
How can sedimentary rock become metamorphic?
How can metamorphic rock become igneous?
How can igneous rock become sedimentary?
III. How do plate tectonics and the rock cycle relate?
Plate movement = ______________________ = ______________________rocks
Plate movement = ___________________, folding, and other motions of the crust
= ____________________________ & _______________________________ rocks
Rock Star Biography
• Pick one type of rock and write a possible “biography” of the rock as it
moves through the rock cycle. Your story should state the type of rock, how
the rock formed, and how it changed. Be creative. If you need more space,
attach a sheet of paper to this.
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