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When an Igneous rock is broken down by physical processes it can become sediment, carried along rivers and waterways to reach the sea and the oceans. When upon the seabed, it is slowly covered by other sediment, and the combined force of the water above and sediment above working with sea mud and other sea deposits forms sedimentary rock.

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How can an Igneous rock change?

An igneous rock, just like any other rock, can be changed through metamorphic, igneous, and/or sedimentary processes. When exposed to high temp. and pressure, igneous becomes metamorphic. When re-melted, it becomes igneous again. When weathered/eroded, it becomes sedimentary.


How can igneous rock change?

An igneous rock, just like any other rock, can be changed through metamorphic, igneous, and/or sedimentary processes. When exposed to high temp. and pressure, igneous becomes metamorphic. When re-melted, it becomes igneous again. When weathered/eroded, it becomes sedimentary.


What is a name of a sedimentary rock that becomes igneous?

metamorphic


When lava cools does it become sedimentary rock?

No. It becomes igneous rock.


What happens to a sedimentary rock after weathering?

I becomes sediments again or becomes igneous or metamorphic rock


What does a igneous rock have to do before it can become a sedimentary rock?

It melts then it becomes solid


How sediments can become igneous rock?

The sedimentary rock melts,which causes magma. When the magma cools it becomes an igneous rock.


What happens to igneous rocks when the undergo weathering and erosion?

If eroded, deposited, compacted and cemented, it becomes clastic sedimentary rock.


Can a sedimentary rock become an igneous rock before it becomes a metamorphic rock?

Yes, depending on where it is located


What process changes a sedimentary rock into an igneous rock?

Sedimentary rock can change intometamorphic rock or into igneous rock. Metamorphic rockcan change into igneous or sedimentary rock. Igneous rock forms when magma cools and makes crystals. Magma is a hot liquid made of melted minerals.


What kind of rock does not require heat to form?

Sedimentary rock. Because when weathering and erosion occurs to igneous rock, the igneous become sediments and the sediments condense and cool, forming sedimentary rock. Therefore, sedimentary rock doesn't need heat to form.


Does an igneous rock always becomes a sedimentary rock?

No. There some very old igneous rocks to be found also it is possible for an igneous rock to become a metamorphic rock. Further, igneous rocks can not be turned into a sedimentary rocks directly. They must first be weathered and eroded and only then their detritus and remnants can be deposited as a new sedimentary deposit.