Question

the rock above most likely formed due to _____. minerals precipitating out of solution heat and pressure hardening of magma or lava compaction or cementation

Explanation:

If minerals precipitate out of solution, it forms chemical sedimentary rocks. Heat and pressure form metamorphic rocks. Hardening of magma or lava forms igneous rocks. Compaction or cementation forms clastic - sedimentary rocks. The rock in the image appears to be an igneous rock, which forms from the hardening of magma or lava.

Answer:

hardening of magma or lava