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ROCKS are solid materials that

comprise most of the Earth.


IGNEOUS ROCK
SEDIMENTARY METAMORPHIC
ROCK ROCK

TYPES OF ROCKS
HOW DO THESE ROCKS FORMED OR
CHANGED FROM ONE TYPE TO
ANOTHER?
METAMORPHISM

Comes from ancient Greek


word “meta” for change
and “morphe” for form.
PARENT
CHANGE
ROCK

METAMORPHIC
ROCK

METAMORPHISM
is the change that takes place within a body of rock as a result
of it being subjected to conditions that are different from those
in which it is formed.

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