Rocks and The Rock Cycle

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What is the name of a person that studies rocks and the earth?

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Geologist

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What type of rock forms when lava cools and crystallizes?

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Extrusive Igneous Rock

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What does it mean for a rock to be extrusive?

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Form from Lava

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Which rock is an example of a clastic sedimentary rock?

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Shale

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What type of rock can contain fossils?

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Sedimentary Rocks

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What are the three main types of rocks?

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Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

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How do sedimentary rocks form?

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From the accumulation and compaction of sediment.

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What is the rock cycle?

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The continuous process of rock formation, breakdown, and reformation.

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What type of rock is formed from the cooling of magma beneath the Earth's surface?

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Intrusive Igneous Rock

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What is metamorphism?

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The process by which rocks change due to heat and pressure.