Rock Cycle

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What is underground molten rock?

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Magma

Front

What process do we model when we melt and cool materials to create rocks?

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How igneous rocks form

Front

What type of rock is formed from fragments of other rocks?

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Sedimentary Rock

Front

What type of rock is pumice?

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Igneous

Front

What type of rock is coal?

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Sedimentary

Front

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

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Weathering

Front

What is the process of sediments being pressed together to form rock?

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Compaction

Front

What type of rock forms from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

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Igneous Rock

Front

What is the term for rocks that have changed due to heat and pressure?

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Metamorphic Rock

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What is the rock cycle?

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The continuous process of rock formation, breakdown, and reformation.