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Did you know there are different types of rocks?

Sedimentary Rock
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other and
material.
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called
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sediment.
sediment. Gradually,
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sediment accumulates
accumulates in layers
layers and
and
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over aalong
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oftime
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Can you think of a place where this type of rock can be found?

Metamorphic Rock
Metamorphic rocks form beneath
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earth. It
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layers. Someribbonlike
of themlayers. Some
have shiny of them
crystals have
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shiny of these
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surface. rockssurface.
on their have shiny crystals on them.
Can you think of a place where this type of rock can be found?

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Igneous Rock
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and spaces. with tiny holes and gas bubbles in it.
Can you think of a place where this type of rock can be found?

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