Rock Types Igneous Rocks Sedimentary Rocks Metamorphic Rocks Today copy everything.

Rock Types

Igneous Rocks

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphic Rocks

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Rock Type

Sedimentary

IgneousMetamorphic

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I. Sedimentary RocksHow They are Made

•Wind and water break downthe Earth.

• Sediment (bits of Earth) settle in lakes and rivers.

• Layers are formed and build up.• Pressure and time turn the layers to rock.

II. Metamorphic RocksWhat are They?

• Rocks that have changed• They were once igneous or

sedimentary rocks.• Pressure and heat changed the

rocks.

Igneous RocksWhat are They?

• Formed underground by trapped, cooled magma.• Formed above ground when volcanoes erupt and lava cools.

Rock Cycle