Label the different steps of the rock cycle using the provided words.

Here’s the completed labeling of the Rock Cycle diagram, with explanations for each step:

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Top Right Blank (above “crystallizes”):

✔ Igneous rock

> Why?
> The arrow points to a volcano erupting magma. When magma cools and solidifies (crystallizes) at or near the Earth’s surface, it forms igneous rock. This is the first major rock type formed from cooling magma.

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Bottom Right Blank (below “melts”):

✔ Magma

> Why?
> The arrow labeled “melts” points to this box, meaning any rock type (sedimentary, metamorphic, or even igneous) that melts under high heat becomes magma. Magma is molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface. It can then rise and cool to form igneous rock again.

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Bottom Center Blank (after “gets buried deep underground in heat & pressure”):

✔ Metamorphic rock

> Why?
> When sedimentary or igneous rocks are buried deep underground, they are subjected to intense heat and pressure, which changes their mineral structure and texture without melting them — forming metamorphic rock.

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Middle Left Blank (after “goes through compaction & cementation”):

✔ Sedimentary rock

> Why?
> After sediments (broken-down rock particles) are transported and deposited (e.g., in water), they undergo compaction and cementation — this process turns loose sediments into solid sedimentary rock.

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Top Left Blank (after “gets transported & deposited under water”):

✔ Sediments

> Why?
> Surface rocks break down due to weathering and erosion into small particles called sediments. These are then carried (transported) by wind, water, or ice and deposited — often under water — before becoming sedimentary rock.

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## ✔ Final Labeled Diagram Summary:

From top to bottom, left to right:

1. Top Left Box: → Sediments
*(After erosion and transport, particles become sediments)*

2. Middle Left Box: → Sedimentary rock
*(Sediments compact and cement into sedimentary rock)*

3. Bottom Center Box: → Metamorphic rock
*(Buried rocks transform under heat/pressure)*

4. Bottom Right Box: → Magma
*(Any rock type melts to become magma)*

5. Top Right Box: → Igneous rock
*(Magma crystallizes into igneous rock)*

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## 🔄 Rock Cycle Flow Recap:

- Weathering & Erosion → breaks rocks into Sediments
- Transport & Deposition → sediments settle
- Compaction & Cementation → forms Sedimentary Rock
- Burial + Heat & Pressure → transforms into Metamorphic Rock
- Melting → becomes Magma
- Cooling & Crystallization → forms Igneous Rock
- Uplift & Exposure → igneous/metamorphic rocks return to surface → start cycle over!

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This completes the rock cycle using all words from the Word Box:
Magma, Igneous rock, Sediments, Sedimentary rock, Metamorphic rock

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