Types of

Rocks
Did you know there are different types of rocks?
Sedimentary Rock
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sand, and
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other
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sediment. Gradually, the sediment accumulates in layers and
sediment.
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over aa long
long sediment
period oftime
of gathers
time hardens
hardens up in rock.
into
into layers. Overitittime
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rock that
rock that usually
contain found in this type of rock.
fossils.
fossils.
Can you think of a place where this type of rock can be found?
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Metamorphic Rock
Metamorphic rocks form
Metamorphic
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made beneaththe
beneath thesurface
beneath surfaceofofthe
the surface the
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earth.
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they
They change or metamorphosis
change from the intense heatfrom
andthe intenseThey
pressure. heathave
and
earth. It
pressure. has
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have layers,
ribbonlike caused by the heat.
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have shiny of them have
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shiny of these
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Can you think of a place where this type of rock can be found?
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Igneous Rock
Deep
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This type
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rock earth
is made rocks
rocks areare
from themelted
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andofbecome and
magma.
become
Deep magma
When magma.
inside the When
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rocks comes
are
of a volcano itout
melted of a volcano
and
is called become
lava. When it is
called
the lavalava.
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it forms and lava rock.
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spaces. of texture, gas bubbles, tiny holes
form a rock
and spaces. tiny holes and gas bubbles in it.
Can you think of a place where this type of rock can be found?
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