Rock A formed from small pieces of rock.
Rock B formed from liquid rock in a different place.
Rocks A and B formed at about the same time.
Are Rocks A and B the same or different types of rock?
The rocks are
Responses
a
the same type because they both formed from rock material.
the same type because they both formed from rock material.
b
the same type because they formed at the same time.
the same type because they formed at the same time.
c
different types because they formed in different ways.
different types because they formed in different places.
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The correct response is:
c
different types because they formed in different ways.
Rock A formed from small pieces of rock (sedimentary), while Rock B formed from liquid rock (magma or lava, indicating it is igneous). Therefore, they are different types of rock based on their formation processes.
