TYPES OF ROCKS Drag the definition in the green box to the vocabulary word it defines. igneous metamorphic sedimentary Rock that changes into a different rock due to heat & Formed when layers of sediment are cemented together Formed when magma cools and hardens pressure

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TYPES OF ROCKS
Drag the definition in the green box to the vocabulary word it defines.
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
Rock that changes
into a different rock
due to heat &
pressure
Formed when
magma cools and
hardens
Formed when layers
of sediment are
cemented together
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&
7.
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Transcribed Image Text:TYPES OF ROCKS Drag the definition in the green box to the vocabulary word it defines. igneous metamorphic sedimentary Rock that changes into a different rock due to heat & pressure Formed when magma cools and hardens Formed when layers of sediment are cemented together rnotes acer & 7. 8.
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There are three types of rocks found on the earth. The definitions of the three types of rocks are given below,

  1. Igneous Rock - Formed when magma cools and hardens
  2. Sedimentary Rocks- formed when layers of sediment are cemented together 
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