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Are there any other kinds of rock in the rock cycle besides the three basic types of rock?

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What kinds of rocks formed from sediments?

Sedimentary rock.


Two kinds of igneous rock?

Extrusive-formed on surfaceIntrusive-formed underground


What kinds of rock are formed by volcanoes?

Extrusive igneous rocks are formed from the solidification of magma above ground.


What kinds of rocks are layered?

At some level, almost all rock is layered. From the first cataclysmic events through periods of glaciation and warm inland seas, layer after layer of rocks have been laid down--one on top of the other. Stratigraphy, the study of layers, is one of basic ways that geologists answer the question "what happened?". There are three kinds of rock: igneous; sedimentary and metamorphic. Of the three, sedimentary rocks are the most obviously layered because they are formed by layers of mud and/or sand.


What are the 3 basic kinds of rock?

They are: Sedimentary rocks metamorphic rocks igneous rocks


How did sedimentary rock got the name?

It is called this because it is formed from different kinds of sediment.


How many kind of rock are there in the world?

There are three kinds of rock in the world: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary.


what are different Kinds of rocks?

There are three major types of rock: igneous (formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava) sedimentary (laid down as sediments) and metamorphic (changed by heat and/or pressure)


What are the three kinds of rocks tell how each formed?

Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary are the three types of rocks. Sedimentary is formed when layer of mud or silt build up gradually. Igneous is formed when molten magma cools. Metamorphic is formed when a type of rock changes to another type


Which type can be formed by adding heat and pressure to any of the three types of rock?

A metamorphic rock.


How many kinds of rock are there?

There are three types of Rocks, Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary.