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TYPES OF ROCKS Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic.

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1 TYPES OF ROCKS Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic

2 IGNEOUS ROCKS Formed from molten material including volcanic lava, ash, or bombs as well as magma below Earth’s surface

3 TYPES OF IGNEOUS ROCKS BASALT GRANITE

4 SEDIMENTARY ROCKS Made of layers that have been pressed or cemented together Pebbles, sand, silt, or clay are sediments Shells and bones can also be sediments

5 TYPES OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
LIMESTONE SHALE COAL

6 METAMORPHIC ROCKS Rocks that are changed by intense heat and pressure while inside Earth’s surface Igneous, sedimentary, and even metamorphic rocks can be changed into different metamorphic rocks

7 TYPES OF METAMORPHIC ROCKS
SLATE MARBLE

8 ROCK CYCLE The rock cycle is a never-ending process of rocks forming, weathering, and changing into other rocks

9 ROCK CYCLE                                                           


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