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Q: The process by which rocks are formed is called?
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Rock that is formed by the process of lithification is called?

sedimentary rocks


What rocks are formed from the heat of a magma chamber?

Intrusive Igneous rocks


What are rocks called that formed from volcanic process?

Those would be igneous rocks. Extrusive igneous rocks.


How did the planets and satellites formed?

From rocks, ice, dust, and gas. This process is called Accretion.


The process in which rocks change shape is called?

Igneous rocks are formed from molten lava being cooled down. Metamorphic rocks start as igneous rocks and change form. Sedimentary rocks form from layers in the earths crust.


Sedimentary rocks are formed by the process of compaction and?

Cementation.


Rocks formed from volcanic eruption are called what?

They are called extrusive igneous rocks.


How are igeneous rock formed?

Igneous rocks are formed by heat, pressure and cooling. They can be formed inside a volcano or outside a volcano. If they are formed outside the volcano the rocks are called extrusive igneous rocks, like basalt. If it is formed inside the volcano the rocks are called intrusive igneous rocks, like granite.


What are rocks that are formed from magma called?

Intrusive igneous rocks .


What are rocks called when they are formed by sand rocks and shells?

Sedimentary.


How are metamorphic rocks formed Tell it in a way that a grade 4 can understand it?

Basically a bunch of rocks come together( are pressed together by heat and pressure) in a process called Lithification , those rocks can be either Sedimentary or Igneous rocks.


Rocks formed from hot molten rock that has coold and hardened are called what?

Rocks formed from hot molten rock that has coold and hardened are called what?