Question

sedimentary rock
sediments
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
magma
cooling
melting
weathering and erosion
heat and pressure
compaction

Explanation:

Identify the rock cycle components

The diagram illustrates the rock cycle, showing transitions between:

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock
• sediments
• magma

At the bottom, there are five draggable labels:

1. cooling
2. melting
3. weathering and erosion
4. heat and pressure
5. compaction

Trace the geological processes

Using the Sedimentary Rock Formation and Metamorphic Rock Formation knowledge points:

• Blue arrows pointing to sediments:
• From Sedimentary Rock to sediments: weathering and erosion
• From Igneous Rock to sediments: weathering and erosion
• From Metamorphic Rock to sediments: weathering and erosion

• Blue arrow from sediments to Sedimentary Rock:
• compaction (and cementation)

• Red arrows pointing to Metamorphic Rock:
• From Sedimentary Rock to Metamorphic Rock: heat and pressure
• From Igneous Rock to Metamorphic Rock: heat and pressure

• Red arrows pointing to magma:
• From Metamorphic Rock to magma: melting
• From Igneous Rock to magma: melting

• Blue arrow from magma to Igneous Rock:
• cooling

Answer:

Based on the rock cycle diagram, the processes corresponding to the arrows are:

• weathering and erosion (blue arrows pointing to sediments from sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks)
• compaction (blue arrow pointing from sediments to Sedimentary Rock)
• heat and pressure (red arrows pointing to Metamorphic Rock from sedimentary and igneous rocks)
• melting (red arrows pointing to magma from metamorphic and igneous rocks)
• cooling (blue arrow pointing from magma to Igneous Rock)