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Classifications of Rocks and Weathering

Crystal Mecham and Adrienne Jacobs. Classifications of Rocks and Weathering. Rocks are categorized into________ groups according to how they form. These are…. Igneous Rocks Sedimentary Rocks Metamorphic Rocks. Igneous Rocks- a rock that forms when magma cools.

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Classifications of Rocks and Weathering

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  1. Crystal Mecham and Adrienne Jacobs Classifications of Rocksand Weathering

  2. Rocks are categorized into________ groups according to how they form. These are…. Igneous Rocks Sedimentary Rocks Metamorphic Rocks

  3. Igneous Rocks-a rock that forms when magma cools. Sedimentary Rocks-are formed when sediments are deposited and squeezed together. Metamorphic Rocks- are formed when rocks are exposed to heat and pressure. *get their name from "meta" (change) and "morph" (form) Vocabulary

  4. Rock sort. Rock game. This game really rocks!!!!!!!! Activity

  5. Examples

  6. Erosion How does rock break down and become soil?

  7. Types of erosion

  8. Heat and pressure = Metamorphic rocks Weathering, erosion, deposition and cementation = Sedimentary rocks Cooling of magma = Igneous rocks Review

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