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Weathering of existing rock is the first step in the formation of most sedimentary rock, providing the sediment which will eventually be eroded, deposited, compacted and cemented together.

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Does a rock need to be weathered before it can become a metamorphic rock?

No. Metamorphic rock are simply rocks which have been altered by heat and pressure.


Insects live in the metamorphic rock?

Insects can perform their life functions in and around the cracks and fissures of exposed weathered metamorphic rock.


What happens to a old rusty piece of granite?

It gets weathered into sediment or it could be subjected to heat and pressure and become a metamorphic rock, or it could melt into magma and cool into an igneous rock.


Are igneous rocks made when layers of weathered rocks or soil is compacted?

No that is a metamorphic rock


How can a metamorphic rock turn into sedimentary rock and then back to metamorphic?

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What happens to a rock when its weathered?

it turns to sediment


How a metamorphic rock can be changed into a sedimentary rock?

A metamorphic rock can be broken down in the weathering process, the same as any other type of rock. Once the weathered material is deposited, compacted, and lithified (turned to rock), it becomes a sedimentary rock.


Could a metamorphic rock turn into a sedimentry rock and then back to metamorphic?

yes eventually but there are steps:metamorphic rock melts turns into lava,lava cools turns into igneous rock,igneous rock is weathered and eroded into sediment,sediment turns into sedimentary rocksedimentary rock gets heated and squeezed forms metamorphic rockcycle continues.......


What happens when metamorphic rock becomes igneous rock?

Metamorphic rock continues to heat and eventually melts and becomes igneous rocks.


What happens to metamorphic rock?

It is changes over time


What happens when you melt a metamorphic rock?

it turns into sand


What happens to metamorphic rock when its melts?

it turns into magma