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Name___________________ Date_______________ Rocks form from other rocks. The rock cycle is the repeated series of events by which rock gradually and continuously changes from one type to another. Answer all of the following questions by interpreting the information presented on the rock cycle diagram! #1 What are the three types of rocks? _____________________________________________________ #2 Igneous Rocks: a. What processes are involved in the formation of Igneous rocks? ________________________________________________________________________________ b. According to the diagram what are the two different locations Igneous rocks can form? _________________________________________________________________________________ c. What terms are used to describe where the igneous rock formed? _________________________________________________________________________________ Name___________________ Date_______________ d. Igneous rocks are classified according to their composition and texture or crystal size. Where would the largest crystals form, in an intrusive or extrusive igneous rock? Why? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ #3 Sedimentary Rocks: a. Where does the formation of a sedimentary rock begin? __________________________________ b. What processes are involved in the creation of a sedimentary rock? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ c. Sedimentary rocks are classified according to the origin of the materials and the grain sizes. Which processes might have the greatest affect on grain or sediment size? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ #4 Metamorphic Rocks: a. What processes could be involved in the formation of this type of rock? They are not the result of melting because they would be Igneous. Take a good look at the diagram and describe what processes might lead to their formation. __________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ #5 Examine the diagram once more. Complete the following story by filling in the blanks with the correct term. Igneous rocks whether they cool underground or at the surface can be changed into _____________________ with weathering, deposition and lithification. These same rocks can be buried and the heat and pressure change them into an entirely new rock type called ________________________. This same ____________________rock might be carried deeper or melted in a magma chamber and become a brand new _______________________ rock or perhaps be uplifted to the surface to change into a new ________________________ rock. It is even possible for the metamorphic rock to undergo more heat and pressure and simply become another _______________________ rock. According to this cycle any __________________ can become another rock type with the correct _________________and time!