Rocks & Rock Cycle

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What type of rock forms from cooling magma inside Earth?

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Igneous intrusive rock.

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What type of rock is formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake?

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Sedimentary rock.

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What is a rock formed from fragments of other rocks called?

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Sedimentary rock.

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Which rock is formed from the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface?

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Extrusive igneous rock.

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What are the steps an igneous rock undergoes to become a sedimentary rock in the correct order?

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Weathering, erosion, deposition, cementation.

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

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Weathering.

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What is the term for the movement of sediment from one location to another?

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Erosion.

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What is the process of laying down sediment in a new location?

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Deposition.

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What is the process called when sediments are glued together to form rock?

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Cementation.

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What type of rock is formed from the alteration of existing rocks due to heat and pressure?

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Metamorphic rock.