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Select the statement(s) that accurately describe metamorphic rock.

A. Metamorphic rock is made from other types of rock.

B. Metamorphic rock is formed on the Earth's surface.

C. Metamorphic rock is formed as a result of heat and pressure.

D. Metamorphic rock is formed from the layering of sediments.

E. Metamorphic rock is more compact and dense than other types of rock.

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User Pmishev
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A,C,and E are the correct answers.
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A. Metamorphic rock is made from other types of rock.
True, Metamorphic rocks started out as some other type of rock,

C. Metamorphic rock is formed as a
result of heat and pressure.

E. Metamorphic rock is more compact and dense than other types of rock.
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User Gadlol
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✅. A. Metamorphic rock is made from other types of rock.
True, Metamorphic rocks started out as some other type of rock, but have been changed from the original igneous, sedimentary, or earlier metamorphic form.

❌ B. Metamorphic rock is formed on the Earth's surface.
False, it’s created deep in the earths crust

✅ C. Metamorphic rock is formed as a result of heat and pressure.
True, heat and pressure deep in the earths crust

❌ D. Metamorphic rock is formed from the layering of sediments.
False, Sedimentary rocks are formed from layers of sand, silt, dead plants, and animal skeletons.

✅E. Metamorphic rock is more compact and dense than other types of rock
True, metamorphic rock is harder than sedimentary and as hard or harder than igneous rock
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