Rock Cycle Worksheet - Label the Different Steps of the Rock Cycle

Let me work through this rock cycle diagram step by step to identify what goes in each blank.

Looking at the rock cycle and following the arrows:

1. Starting from the volcano: The volcano erupts and material comes out. When magma cools and crystallizes, it forms igneous rock. So the blank near the volcano where it says "crystallizes" should be Igneous rock.

2. Surface rocks break down due to weathering & erosion: This creates smaller pieces called sediments. These get transported and deposited under water (shown by the arrow going to the water). So the first blank in the water area should be Sediments.

3. Sediments go through compaction & cementation: When sediments are compacted and cemented together, they form sedimentary rock. So the blank after "goes through compaction & cementation" should be Sedimentary rock.

4. Gets buried deep underground in heat & pressure: When sedimentary rock is buried deep underground with heat and pressure, it transforms into metamorphic rock. So the blank after this process should be Metamorphic rock.

5. Melts: When metamorphic rock gets even deeper and melts, it becomes magma. So the blank where it says "melts" should be Magma.

6. Slowly forced to the surface: Magma can be forced to the surface (through volcanic activity), where it will eventually cool and crystallize into igneous rock again, completing the cycle.

Let me verify this makes sense by checking the word box:
- Magma ✓
- Igneous rock ✓
- Sediments ✓
- Sedimentary rock ✓
- Metamorphic rock ✓

All five words are used, and the cycle flows logically!

Final Answer:
Reading from left to right, top to bottom:
1. Sediments (in the water)
2. Sedimentary rock (after compaction & cementation)
3. Metamorphic rock (after being buried in heat & pressure)
4. Magma (where it melts)
5. Igneous rock (near the volcano where it crystallizes)