Rock Cycle Study

Guide

Name: _____________________________
_____

1. How do you determine the hardness of a

mineral?

5. Match the figures with the name of each

rock.
( Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic )

See if it will scratch a fingernail, penny, steel

nail, or glass
--------------------------------------------------------2. Which mineral is harder than Calcite and
softer than Apatite?
Mohs Hardness

Metamorphic
Igneous

Scale

Flourite

Hardne
ss

--------------------------------------3. Which minerals can

Scratch Topaz?

Talc

Gypsum

Calcite

Flourite

Apatite
Orthocla
se
Quartz

Corundum & Diamond

Sedimentary

Mineral

Topaz
Corundu
9
m
Diamon
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4. In the boxes, write the formation dprocess

that is occurring at each point.

(Cooling/Hardening,
Weathering/Erosion/Cementation,
Heat/Pressure, Melting)

Date: ___________ Period:

--------------------------------------------------------6. What type of rock is formed when sand,

soil, and sediments are cemented together in
layers?
Sedimentary
--------------------------------------------------------7. What type of rock forms when intense heat
and pressure changes the structure, texture,
or composition of a sedimentary rock?
Metamorphic
--------------------------------------------------------8. Which type of rock could contain fossils?
Sedimentary
--------------------------------------------------------9. What is the formation process of
sedimentary rocks?

Point
1
Point
2
Point
3
Point
4
Point
5
Point
6
Point
7
Point
8

Melting
Cooling & Hardening
Weathering, erosion, compaction,
cementation
Heat & Pressure
Weathering, erosion, compaction,
cementation
Melting
Melting
Heat & Pressure

Weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction,

cementation
--------------------------------------------------------10. Which type of rock is formed when
magma cools and hardens below the surface
of the earth? Name some characteristics of
this rock.
Intrusive Igneous (Course Grained, large
crystals, cools quickly, Ex. Granite)
--------------------------------------------------------11. Which type of rock is formed when lava
flows out of a volcano and cools above the
surface of the Earth? Name some
characteristics of this rock.

Extrusive Igneous (Fine Grained, small or no

crystals, cools slowly, Ex. Basalt & Obsidian)

12.) Directions

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a.) In each oval, write in the type of rock (Igneous, Sedimentary, or

Metamorphic)
b.) On every arrow, write the formation process of each type of rock.
(Cooling/Hardening, Weathering/Erosion/Cementation, Heat/Pressure,
Melting)
c.) Next to each rock type, draw an example of that rock type.

Lava
Magma