Fill-In Answer Key

This worksheet provides students with ten fill-in-the-blank statements that review key vocabulary related to the rock cycle. Using a word bank, learners must select the correct geological term-such as weathering, compaction, magma, or metamorphic-and apply each word only once. The activity reinforces understanding of how rocks change through processes like heating, cooling, erosion, deposition, and cementation. Students practice reading carefully for context clues to ensure each scientific term fits the statement appropriately. This strengthens vocabulary retention, comprehension of Earth science concepts, and the ability to distinguish between similar rock-cycle processes. By completing the worksheet, students build a clearer mental model of how Earth materials transform over time.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Science – Key Vocabulary of the Rock Cycle

Science – Understanding Geological Processes

Science – Application of Scientific Terminology

Science – Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, and Rock Formation

This worksheet is part of our The Rock Cycle Worksheets Collection.