The Rock Cycle

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What type of rock is formed when sediments accumulate, compact, and cement together?

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sedimenary

Front

What type of rock is formed by heat and pressure while buried deep below Earth's surface?

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metamorphic

Front

What type of rock is formed when lava or magma cools and hardens?

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igneous

Front

What processes create igneous rocks?

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cooling and hardening

Front

What processes create sedimentary rocks?

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compaction and cementation

Front

What processes create metamorphic rocks?

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heat and pressure

Front

What processes create sediments?

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weathering and erosion