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Let's solve this Rock Cycle worksheet step by step.

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🔍 Understanding the Rock Cycle

The rock cycle shows how the three main types of rocks — igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic — transform into one another through various geological processes.

Here’s a breakdown of the key processes and rock types:

- Magma → cools → Igneous rock
- Igneous rock → weathering & erosion → Sediments
- Sediments → deposition, compaction, cementation → Sedimentary rock
- Sedimentary rock → heat & pressure → Metamorphic rock
- Metamorphic rock → melting → Magma
- Magma → cooling (underground or on surface) → Igneous rock

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🧩 Step-by-step Labeling

We’ll go around the cycle in order, filling in the blanks with the correct terms from the Word Box:

> Word Box:
> Magma, Igneous rock, Sediments, Sedimentary rock, Metamorphic rock

#### 1. Top Left Blank (above "weathering & erosion")
- This is the starting point: Igneous rock breaks down.
- So, the blank above the weathering arrow should be Igneous rock.

✔ Top left box: Igneous rock

#### 2. Top Right Blank (after deposition, compaction, & cementation)
- The process shown is deposition, compaction, & cementation → this turns sediments into sedimentary rock.
- So, the rock formed here is Sedimentary rock.

✔ Top right box: Sedimentary rock

#### 3. Middle Right Blank (after heat & pressure)
- Sedimentary rock undergoes heat & pressure → becomes Metamorphic rock.

✔ Middle right box: Metamorphic rock

#### 4. Bottom Middle Blank (after melting)
- Metamorphic rock melts → becomes Magma.

✔ Bottom middle box: Magma

#### 5. Bottom Left Blank (after cooling)
- Magma cools → becomes Igneous rock.

✔ Bottom left box: Igneous rock

#### 6. Middle Left Blank (before weathering & erosion)
- This is the sediments that come from weathering and erosion of igneous rock.
- So, the blank below the igneous rock (and before deposition) is Sediments.

✔ Middle left box: Sediments

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✔ Final Answers (Filling the Blanks)

Let’s label each box in order:

1. Top left: Igneous rock
2. Top right: Sedimentary rock
3. Middle right: Metamorphic rock
4. Bottom middle: Magma
5. Bottom left: Igneous rock
6. Middle left: Sediments

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🔄 Summary of the Rock Cycle Flow

```
Igneous rock
↓ (weathering & erosion)
Sediments
↓ (deposition, compaction, cementation)
Sedimentary rock
↓ (heat & pressure)
Metamorphic rock
↓ (melting)
Magma
↓ (cooling)
Igneous rock
```

This completes the cycle!

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📝 Final Answer (Labeling the Boxes):

| Position | Label |
|--------------------|---------------------|
| Top Left | Igneous rock |
| Top Right | Sedimentary rock |
| Middle Right | Metamorphic rock |
| Bottom Middle | Magma |
| Bottom Left | Igneous rock |
| Middle Left | Sediments |

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✔ All boxes filled correctly using the word bank!

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