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What are the 3 major types of rocks?

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Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

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Are rocks natural, solid, nonliving materials made of one or more minerals?

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True

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Can each rock type follow only one pathway of the rock cycle?

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False

Front

What forms when magma cools?

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Igneous rocks

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What type of rock changes by intense heat AND pressure?

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Metamorphic

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What is the process called when rocks break down into smaller pieces?

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Weathering

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What is the process of rocks being pressed together to form sedimentary rocks?

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Cementation

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What type of rock is formed from cooled lava?

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Igneous rock

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What is the rock cycle?

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The continuous process of rocks changing from one type to another.

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What type of rock is formed from other rocks being squeezed and heated?

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Metamorphic rock