Rock cycle worksheet (label the diagram)

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Blank rock cycle diagram with an answer key · 1 page + answer key

NameDateScienceLabel the rock cycleWrite each word from the word bank in the box where it belongs.Word bankCompaction and cementationCooling and crystallizationHeat and pressureIgneous rockMagmaMeltingMetamorphic rockSedimentSedimentary rockWeathering and erosionedulist.com/printables/science/rock-cycle-worksheetFree printables, plus learning programs scholarships can pay for

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A blank rock cycle diagram with an empty box at every label and a word bank of the ten terms underneath. Children write each word in its box: the five stages (magma, igneous rock, sediment, sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock) and the five processes that connect them. The answer key on page two shows every label in red.

Warm up with the label quiz in the interactive rock cycle, where every part explains itself when tapped, then complete this sheet on paper. For a harder version without a word bank, print the numbered rock cycle diagram.

Tips for using it

  • Fill in the five rock types first, then the processes on the arrows.
  • Ask what would happen to a fossil at each stage; it survives only in sedimentary rock.

Questions

What are the ten words on the worksheet?

Magma, igneous rock, sediment, sedimentary rock and metamorphic rock, plus cooling and crystallization, weathering and erosion, compaction and cementation, heat and pressure, and melting.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. The second page is the labeled diagram with the answers in red. Turn the answer key off to print only the worksheet.