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Which statement is correct about uplifting and burial in the rock cycle?(1 point)
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Uplifting exposes rocks to cementation, while burial exposes rocks to cooling.
Uplifting exposes rocks to cementation, while burial exposes rocks to cooling.

Uplifting exposes rocks to cooling, while burial exposes rocks to cementation.
Uplifting exposes rocks to cooling, while burial exposes rocks to cementation.

Uplifting exposes rocks to heat and pressure, while burial exposes rocks to erosion.
Uplifting exposes rocks to heat and pressure, while burial exposes rocks to erosion.

Uplifting exposes rocks to erosion, while burial exposes rocks to heat and pressure.

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Uplifting exposes rocks to erosion, while burial exposes rocks to heat and pressure.

Explanation: Uplift brings rocks to the surface where weathering and erosion break them down; burial buries rocks/sediments deeper, increasing pressure and temperature (leading to compaction, cementation, or metamorphism).