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What type of rock is formed by cooling and crystallization?

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Igneous rocks are formed by cooling and crystallization.

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What type of rock forms when sediment from other rocks gets pressed and cemented together?

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Sedimentary Rock is formed when sediment from other rocks gets pressed and cemented together.

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True or False: Metamorphic rocks are formed by pressure deep under the Earth's surface.

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True. Metamorphic rocks are formed by pressure and heat.

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What are the three major types of rocks?

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Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic.

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What process forms metamorphic rocks?

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Metamorphic rocks are formed by heat and pressure.

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What is the process of sedimentation?

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Sedimentation is the process where sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it.

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What is erosion?

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Erosion is the process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by wind or water.

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What is the rock cycle?

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The rock cycle is the continuous process of rock formation and transformation.

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What are igneous rocks?

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Igneous rocks are formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.

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What are sedimentary rocks?

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Sedimentary rocks are formed from the accumulation and cementation of mineral and organic particles.