How Rocks Form and Change

Describe how metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary rocks form and change through geologic processes in the rock cycle.

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Rocks Are Always Changing

Rocks may look permanent, but they slowly change over time. In this lesson you will learn how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks form, and how each type can change into another through the rock cycle.

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