Question
tudents make a diagram to describe how the materials of Earth are changed.
Jhich processes cause Earth materials to change? Move the labels into the diagram.
Metamorphic
rock
Sedimentary
rock
Magma
Sediment
Igneous
rock
Melting
Weathering
Cooling
Heat and
Pressure
Cementation
and Compaction
Answer
Heat and pressure cause metamorphic rock to form. Weathering and erosion cause sediment to form. Cementation and compaction cause sedimentary rock to form. Melting and cooling cause igneous rock to form. Magma is the molten rock beneath the Earth's surface that can cool and solidify to form igneous rock.