Identify the correct sequence of processes in the rock cycle that could create a metamorphic rock and eventually transform it into a sedimentary rock.
A) erosion,deposition,and lithification $\rightarrow$ burial $\rightarrow$ melting
B) burial $\rightarrow$ erosion,deposition,and lithification$\rightarrow$ melting
C) burial $\rightarrow$ melting $\rightarrow$ weathering,erosion,deposition,and lithification
D) melting $\rightarrow$ erosion,deposition,and lithification$\rightarrow$ melting

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Metamorphic rocks can transform into sedimentary rocks through the process of burial, which increases pressure and temperature, leading to metamorphism. Then, weathering and erosion break down the rock, and deposition and lithification turn the sediments into sedimentary rock. Melting is not a step in the transformation from metamorphic to sedimentary rock.

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