Rocks and the Rock Cycle

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The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.

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Weathering

Front

Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

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Sedimentary Rock

Front

Rock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.

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Metamorphic Rock

Front

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

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heat and pressure

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The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

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melting and cooling

Front

A metamorphic rock can become ______.

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all of these

Front

An igneous rock can become ______.

Back

all of these

Front

rock altered, changed, by pressure and heat

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metamorphic rock

Front

The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

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sediment

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What does it mean for a rock to be extrusive?

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Form from Lava