Question

answer questions about rocks and the rock cycle
question 13 of 15
identify the series of geologic processes that can transform sandstone into quartzite, quartzite into magma, and magma into rhyolite.
a compacting and cementing; heat and pressure; melting
b cooling; melting; heat and pressure
c melting; heat and pressure; cooling
d heat and pressure; melting; cooling

Explanation:

Sandstone transforms into quartzite through heat and pressure (metamorphism). Quartzite turns into magma by melting. Magma cools to form rhyolite (an igneous rock).

Answer:

D. Heat and pressure; melting; cooling