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Rock Classification and Rock Cycle Study Guide
Directions: Write Igneous, Metamorphic or Sedimentary on the correct line, may
be used more than once.
1. A type of rock that forms at Earth’s surface. This rock may form from
material that has been squeezed together or it may form from the material
that is left after the evaporation of water. ___________________
2. Rock formed by the cooling of molten magma or from lava.
3. This rock can form from Igneous or Sedimentary rocks ______________
4. This rock is made from heat or pressure ______________________
5. Made from compaction and Cementations _______________
6. Igneous rocks that are weathers, eroded and compacted make this kind of
rock ___________________________
Directions: Use the words from the word box to complete the sentences
below.
Word Box
Rock Cycle
Rock
Pumice
Geologists
Weathering
Deposition
Igneous
Rocks
1. What is the continuous process that create and change rock?
___________________
2. A hard material that is made up of one or more minerals is _______________
3. The process of breaking down rocks and minerals into smaller pieces by wind, rain,
snow and ice is called _________________.
4. The process in which moving sedimentary materials slow down, or form ice that
melts. ______________________________
5. Rocks formed by cooling molten magma or from lava ____________________
6. Most ________________ are made from sediments.
7. ____________________ is an igneous rock formed by cooled lava.
8. ___________________ are scientists who study rocks and minerals, trying to
understand about the history of the Earth.