Question

use the words below to label the types of rock and materials in the rock cycle.
metamorphic rock sedimentary rock magma
igneous rock sediment

Explanation:

1. The top label points to the surface rock undergoing weathering/erosion, which is igneous rock (igneous rocks often form at the surface or deep underground, and surface igneous rocks break down via these processes).
2. The second label points to the material formed by weathering/erosion, which is sediment (this is the broken-down rock material transported and deposited).
3. The third label points to layered rock formed by sediment accumulation, which is sedimentary rock (sediment lithifies into sedimentary rock).
4. The fourth label points to rock transformed by heat/pressure, which is metamorphic rock (sedimentary rock undergoes metamorphism to form this).
5. The bottom label points to the molten material at depth, which is magma (all rock types melt to form magma, which crystallizes back to igneous rock).

Answer:

• Top blank: igneous rock
• Second blank: sediment
• Third blank: sedimentary rock
• Fourth blank: metamorphic rock
• Bottom blank: magma