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This is known as a solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter that occurs naturally as part of our planet
What is a rock
A______ is a number that includes a unit.
what is a measurement?
Is molten material that forms deep beneath earth's surface
what is magma
When Lava hardens, the rocks that form are called ?
what are Extrusive igneous rocks?
This is determined by the proportions of light and dark minerals
what is Composition
The prefix Milli- means
what are millimeters
A ______ is a specific quantity that is counted to make a measurement
what is a UNIT
is magma that reaches the surface.
What is lava
Is made up of weathered pieces of earth materials.
What is Sediment
slow cooling in results in the formation of what ?
what is large crystals
The prefix Centi- means
What is Centimeters
During what year was the new system of measurement developed in Europe and Great Britain ?
What is the 1800's
is a process in which rocks are physically and chemically broken down by water, air, and living things
what is weathering
Under extreme pressure and temperature conditions, sedimentary rocks will change into what type of rock ?
what is a metamorphic rock?
this is a process that squeezes or compacts, sediments.
what is compaction
The prefix Kilo- means ?
What are Kilometers
How many meters is 3 feet ?
what is 1 meter
what is Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks
what are two characteristics used to classify igneous rocks ?
these rocks are composed almost entirely of dark silicate materials
what is Ultramafic rocks
if an object is a solid cube or rectangle, you can measure it by using which formula ?
Lenght x width x height.
this is defined as the mass of one-thousandth of a liter of pure water.
What is a gram?
These types of rocks are buried within the earth's surface and are subjected to great pressure and high temperatures.
What are sedimentary rocks?
The root word of IGNEOUS means what ?
What is FIRE
this occurs in rocks with different-size minerals that cool at different rates
what is Porphyritic texture