Rocks formed by the transformation of other rocks under intense heat and pressure are called ______ rocks.

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The rocks formed by the transformation of igneous or sedimentary rocks into different kinds of rocks under intense heat and pressure are called metamorphic rocks. Metamorphic rocks are generally formed deep inside the earth.
Concluding statement
The rocks formed by the transformation of igneous or sedimentary rocks into different kinds of rocks under intense heat and pressure are called metamorphic rocks,.

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(i) What are the three layers of the Earth?

(ii) What is a rock?

(iii) Name three types of rocks.

(iv) How are extrusive and intrusive rocks formed?

(v) What do you mean by a rock cycle?

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