Asked by julie

This image shows a model of the rock cycle.



At point R, rocks melt underground to form magma. Which is another process that contributes to the formation of rock at point R?

compacting of sediments on the mountain
cooling as the lava runs down the mountain
weathering of the mountain from the environment
eroding of different rocks at the base of the mountain

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Answer: cooling as the lava runs down the mountain.

Reason: at R rocks melt into magma; when magma or lava cools and solidifies it forms igneous rock. The other choices (compaction, weathering, erosion) produce sediments or sedimentary rock, not igneous rock.