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KEY CONCEPTS OF ROCK FORMATIONS

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Key Concept 1 Rocks can form in different ways. This causes them to be different types.
Key Concept 2 When sediment is compacted and cemented together, it forms sedimentary rock.
Key Concept 3 When magma cools, it hardens to form igneous rock. Matter gets transformed by energy, but the same matter is still present.
Key Concept 4 Sediment forms when any type of rock is weathered, a process driven by energy from the sun.
Key Concept 5 Sediment forms when any type of rock is weathered, a process driven by energy from the sun.
Key Concept 6 Magma forms when any type of rock is melted, a process driven by energy from Earth’s interior.
Key Concept 7 Plate motion moves rock formations.
Key Concept 8 Subduction moves rock down, below Earth’s outer layer.
Key Concept 9 Uplift moves rock upward toward Earth’s surface.
Key Concept 10 Uplift and subduction can expose rock formations to different energy sources, which can transform them.
Key Concept 11 Any type of rock can transform into any type of rock because of plate motion.
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