Rock Cycle

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What are the three main types of rocks?

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Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

Front

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

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Heating and pressure

Front

How are igneous rocks formed?

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Cooling

Front

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

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Sediment forming together

Front

Can rocks turn into any other rocks?

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True

Front

A model showing the processes that create and change rock.

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Rock Cycle

Front

Magma that reaches the surface flows from a volcano as ____________

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Lava

Front

Magma trapped below the surface forms large-grained ______________ rock when it cools.

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Intrusive

Front

Magma cooling at or near Earth’s surface forms small-grained __________ igneous rock.

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Extrusive

Front

Igneous rocks are classified in 2 ways.

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Extrusive and Intrusive