Rock Cycle Writing and ID practice
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practicing with vocabulary about the rock cycle
Use your Rock Cycle Vocabulary and Diagram and the Rock Cycle Choose Your Own Adventure to complete the activities on this worksheet. You may work with a partner if you like.
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Sediments are formed by the process of __________ which happens__________.
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Sedimentary and igneous rocks can become ________________ rocks when subducted to a place where there is heat and pressure.
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metamorphic
sedimentary
igneous
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Metamorphic rocks can reach the surface of the earth at __________boundaries when __________ happens.
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Sedimentary rocks are formed by the process of __________ which happens__________
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Intrusive igneous rocks are formed by the process of __________ which happens__________.
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Extrusive igneous rocks are formed by the process of __________ which happens__________.
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Intrusive igneous rocks usually have __________
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Extrusive igneous rocks usually have __________
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The energy that forms igneous and metamorphic rocks originates mainly in the __________ and the energy to form sediments comes mainly from the __________.
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The energy that compacts sediments to make sedimentary rock and causes the pressure to form metamorphic rock is _________________
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heat from the core of the Earth
from the sun
from gravity
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Rock identificationGo to the three stations in the classroom and observe the rocks at each station. Write down your observations in the table below. Use the magnifier under the light to see up close.
Rock identification
Go to the three stations in the classroom and observe the rocks at each station. Write down your observations in the table below. Use the magnifier under the light to see up close.
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Start as an intrusive igneous rock. Then click on UPLIFT. What happens next?
Start as an intrusive igneous rock. Then click on UPLIFT. What happens next?
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After you reach the surface, then you become
After you reach the surface, then you become
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Sediments will then undergo
Sediments will then undergo
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Now you are a
Now you are a
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A sedimentary rock can now be ____________ to get under the Earth's surface near the mantle but not into the mantle.
A sedimentary rock can now be ____________ to get under the Earth's surface near the mantle but not into the mantle.
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When the rock is subducted near the mantle it will undergo __________and then become a __________.
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This rock, if it is subducted to the mantle, will then
This rock, if it is subducted to the mantle, will then
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Magma can exit a volcano as lava and become an__________ or it can cool underground and become an __________
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Before an igneous rock forms ...
Before an igneous rock forms ...
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- Since metamorphic rocks are formed under the Earth’s surface ...
- Since metamorphic rocks are formed under the Earth’s surface ...
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When sediments build up under the water
When sediments build up under the water
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If magma cools under the surface
If magma cools under the surface
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After magma exits a volcano
After magma exits a volcano
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Unless a rock is on the surface
Unless a rock is on the surface
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Whenever a rock is subducted
Whenever a rock is subducted