The Rock Cycle is a group of changes that are not necessarily chemical changes. 3 Rock Types: igneous sedimentary metamorphic Label the rock cycle by opening up the drawing with the edit button and writing in the text boxes. WORD BANK Melting Weathering & Erosion Compaction (pressure) Cooling Heat & Pressure

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