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is the process that takes place as rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.
Weathering
Are solid substances which form naturally.
Minerals
Are formed by sediments that are carried by rivers and settle at the bottom of lakes, seas or oceans.
Sedimentary Rock
The centre of the Earth
Inner Core
The toe layer of the geopshere
Crust
Rocks and minerals are?
Natural resources
Is the outer layer around the inner core
Outer core
What are the Three main groups of Rocks?
Seimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic Rock
the solid outer part that includes the crust and top of the mantle
Lithosphere
What are commonly found in Sedimentary rock?
Fossils
Is used to make watches
Quartz
It’s originally sedimentary or igneous rocks.
Metamorphic Rock
Is used to make toasters
Mica
is the discharge of lava, molter rock, hot water or steam through the crust of the Earth, forming volcanoes
Volcanism
formed by the magma in the Earth's mantle.
igneous rock
the movement of rocks by natural forces, such as water, ice or air.
Erosion
The ?? of a mineral is how difficult it is to scratch it.
Hardness
The Earth’s crust is constantly changing because the magma underneath it……
Moves
We use slate where?
Roofs of the houses
is the term we use for the differences in height from place to place on the Earth's surface
Relief
It’s made up of three different minerals: quartz, feldspar and mica.
Granite
As plates collide, one plate will push itself on top of another plate, often causing….
Mountains and Volcanoes
Minerals can occur in crystal form.
Some crystals break into different parts with flat surfaces.
Cleavage and fracture
another way of saying 'shininess' We can classify minerals depending on how shiny or dull they are.
Luster
When plates spilt and separate…
Valleys and Ridges are formed