Please match the descriptions of the steps of the rock cycle with the numbers in the diagram below.


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Picture 3 A) Rocks pushed down into the earth melt, becoming molten rock.

Picture 5 B) Rock is weathered, resulting in this step.

Picture 4 C) Layers of sediment compacted over time form sedimentary rock.

Picture 2 D) Over time, under great heat and pressure, igneous and sedimentary rocks become metamorphic rock.

Picture 1 E) Magma cools to form igneous rock.