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About rocks
About minerals
Mining
intersting facts
100
geoloy means in greek the study of and earth
What does geology mean in greek
100
rocks are made from 2 or more minerals
What are rocks made from
100
minerals are made from different elements
What are minerals made from?
100
mining harms the environment by cutting down trees
How does mining harm the envioment
100
5.4kg of salt a year
how much salt does a person eat each year?
200
Fly ash is a material that forms from burning coal.
What is fly ash
200
Slate is a metamorphic rock
is slate a metamorphic rock,Igneous rock,or a sedimentary rock?
200
The most common mineral is Quartz.
What is the most common mineral?
200
a disadvantage is that it damages our cars and etc.
What is a disadvantages of minig
200
Over 4,00 different types of minerals
how much different types of minerals do you think there are?
300
Smelting is progress of a mineral Turing into a pure mineral
What is smelting
300
Marble is a metamorphic rock forms when limestone is exposed to high heat and pressure within the earth!!!!
How is marble formed?
300
When magma cools at a slow rate large mineral crystals are produced. When magma cools at a fast rate small mineral crystals are produced.
What happens when magma cools at a slow or fast rate?
300
a advantage is we can add salt too our food and etc.
What is advantage of mining
300
Space rocks are mostly made out of iron
What are space rocks mostly made out of?
400
rocks are constantly changing
What is the rock cycle
400
Layers of sedimentary rocks are called strata
What is layers of sedimentary rocks called?
400
The minerals we need for our body are different from the minerals found on Earth. Our body actually needs the elements found within the minerals.
What type of minerals do we need for our body?
400
The mining and resources industries affect all of our lives by making cars,cell phones,
What do we use in the minig industry
400
The oldest rocks on earth were formed about 3.8 billions years ago
How long ago were the oldest rocks formend
500
Old miners can be reclaimed and be used for other purposes
Can old mines be reclaimed for another use?
500
Rocks are constantly changing in what is called the "Rock cycle".It takes Millions of years for rocks to change.
What is the rock cycle?
500
the most common mineral is quartz
What is the most common mineral
500
an old mine can be reused for a new use for example a old mine can be used for a common swimming area
can a old mine be used for another use?
500
the word "igneous"comes from the Latin word "ignis"which means of fire
What does igneous mean?