Download Rock Cycle Coloring - Elgin Local Schools

Rock Cycle Coloring
Color the arrows by the given color-code:
Weathering and erosion- green
Heat and pressure- yellow
Melting- red
Cooling- blue
Compaction and cementation- purple
metamorphic,
igneous,
weathering,
cycle,
pressure,
lava,
molten,
rocks,
magma,
erosion,
sedimentary,
sediments
Use the words above to fill in the blanks.
1. Heat and _________________________ are key factors in the
formation of metamorphic rocks.
2. Sedimentary rocks are commonly made of
______________________ that are compacted and cemented
together.
3. The three main groups of rocks are sedimentary,
_________________________________, and igneous rocks
4. _______________________ involves the transporting of sediment
from one place to another.
5. Molten rock inside the earth is called _________________.
6. The rock _________________ illustrates how rocks change from
one type of rock to another.
7. The particles resulting from weathering of rocks may lead to the
formation of ________________________ rock.
8. _____________________ rock solidifies to form igneous rocks.
9. ________________________ involves the breaking down of rocks
on the earth’s surface.
10. _________________________ are made of one or more
minerals.
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