What happens when igneous rock becomes sedimentary rock? A. Igneous rock melts and crystallizes to become sedimentary rock. B. Igneous rock weathers, erodes, compacts, and cements to become sedimentary rock. C. Igneous rock cools and solidifies to become sedimentary rock. D. Igneous rock undergoes heat and pressure to form sedimentary rock.
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Sedimentary rock can be metamorphosed by: a) exposure to heat by close proximity to a heat source such as a plutonic intrusion; b) from deep burial pressures; c) from directed pressure and heat from mountain building processes; d) chemical changes from exposure to heated fluids, the fluids heated by a plutonic intrusion. Metamorphism of sedimentary rocks can result in a realignment of mineral constituents, recrystallization, or new chemical compositions. Answer: D
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