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Types of rock

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  • What are the 3 main rock types?
    Sedimentary, Igneous, metamorphic
  • Forms when existing rocks are exposed to high pressure and high temperature
    Metamorphic rock
  • Which type of rock forms when the weight from above presses down on the layers of minerals or sediment?
    Sedimentary
  • List the 2 types of igneous rocks.
    Intrusive and extrusive
  • True or false: Rock that forms when lava cools beneath Earth’s surface is called intrusive igneous rock.
    False
  • How does Igneous rock forms?
    From cooling lava and magma.
  • True or false: any of the three rock types can be changed into another of the three types.
    True
  • The process by which sediment are deposited is called _________
    Deposition
  • The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another is called __________
    Erosion
  • The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock is called ________
    Weathering
  • What Processes Change Rock?
    Weathering, erosion, deposition, temperature, pressure....
  • How many types of rocks are there on Earth?
    Three
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