Contrast the process that forms igneous rocks with the process that form metamorpic rocks?
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Igneous rocks form in quite a different way to metamorphic rocks.
Igneous rocks form due to heat and volcanic activity, specifically they form when molten rock cools and becomes solid.
However, metamorphic rocks are existing rocks - perhaps igneous ones - that have been changed by great pressure and often great heat into metamorphic rocks.
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