Although it is rare, one type of rock can be changed into a different type of rock very quickly.
Explain and give examples of how this could happen.

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Although it is rare, one type of rock can be changed into a different type of rock very quickly.
Explain and give examples of how this could happen.

anonymous · Answer

The rock cycle is a way of explaining the path a rock may take in becoming part of a different type of rock. Igneous rocks may get fragmented and become part of sedimentary rocks, or may undergo metamorphosis and become metamorphic. Sedimentary rocks can be melted in lava or magma and form an igneous rock, or it may undergo metamorphosis. Metamorphic rocks may get consumed by lava or magma and become an igneous rock or may get fragmented and become part of a sedimentary rock.