| SEDIMENTARY ROCKS | METAMORPHIC ROCKS | IGNEOUS ROCK |
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weathering and preexisting of rocks
what is the first step of the formation of sedimentary rocks?
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they can be formed by simply by being underneath the earth's surface.
What is the process of metamorphic rocks?
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magma that hardens on the earth's crust is called
extrusive
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weathering and preexisting of rocks, transport of weathering products, deposition of material, followed by compaction and then cementation of the sediment to form a rock
What is the process of sedimentary rocks?
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the alteration of existing rocks.
What is the most important characteristic of metamorphic rocks?
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plutonic rock
another word for intrusive rock is?
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sediment type and lithification
What is the number one characteristic of sedimentary rock?
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they form IN the earth's crust
Why are metamorphic rocks not co mon on the earth's surface?
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intrusine
magma that hardens within the earth's crust is called _ rock
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when forces in the earth lift them up and weathering wears away the rocks and soil on top of them.
how do metamorphic rocks come to the earth's surface?
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lava
magma that reaches the surface?
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sedimentary
fossils are often found in_ what kind of rock?
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when intense heat and pressure can change the properties of the rock.
what forces cause metamorphism?
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granite
what is one of the most common rock on earth?
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