ConcepTest: Rock Transformation
Question:
The graph below illustrates how the temperature changed with time for part of the rock cycle. Which of the following processes is best represented by the graph?
a. sediment is lithified to form sedimentary rock
b. sedimentary rocks are converted to metamorphic rocks
c. metamorphic rocks are uplifted to Earth's surface
d. magma cools to form plutonic igneous rock
e. sedimentary rock is converted to magma
a. sediment is lithified to form sedimentary rock
b. sedimentary rocks are converted to metamorphic rocks
c. metamorphic rocks are uplifted to Earth's surface
d. magma cools to form plutonic igneous rock
e. sedimentary rock is converted to magma
Student Responses:
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