Question

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

Explanation:

1. Top left box (weathering/erosion source): This is the rock type broken down into sediment via weathering/erosion, which is igneous rock.
2. Top right box (deposition end): Deposited sediment compacts/cements into sedimentary rock.
3. Middle right box (metamorphism source): Sedimentary rock undergoes heat/pressure to become metamorphic rock.
4. Bottom left box (crystallization end): Magma cools and crystallizes into igneous rock, and this box represents the molten material that forms it, which is magma.
5. Bottom right box (melting source): Metamorphic rock melts to form magma, so this box is metamorphic rock.
6. Note: The unlabeled box connected to the river/erosion process (between top left and top right) is sediment, the material produced by weathering/erosion before lithification.

Answer:

• Top left box: igneous rock
• Top right box: sedimentary rock
• Middle box (connected to deposition): sediment
• Bottom left box: magma
• Bottom right box: metamorphic rock