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Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Vocabulary
Vocab + Other
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What % of all the rocks on the earth are Sedimentary rocks.
70%
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Metamorphic Rocks have many ________________ or layers because they are formed from other _________?
crystals and rocks
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the word Igneous comes from the latin word __________?
fire
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what is lava?
hot melted rock that comes out of an erupting volcano, or ava can also be a crack in the earth's surface
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How can you describe texture?
the way a rock or mineral reflects light
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What are some examples of Sedimentary Rocks?
Limestone,and Shale
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One example of a metamorphic rock is ?
Marble
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What are 2 examples of Igneous rocks?
Granite and Pumice
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geologist: rock: mineral: and examples:
a person whos tudies the earth: made up of one or more minerals: a non-living substance that has the same appearence throughout: Ex... diamonds- hardest mineral talc- softest mineral iron- mineral used to make steel, rubies, emralds, sapphires, gold and silver
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1 difference between rocks and minerals is minerals are made up of _____________?
elements
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What are 2 other examples of Sedimentary Rocks?
Sandstone, and Fossils.
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Another example of a metamorphic rock is ?
Slate
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Where is the pumice?
FLoating around in the water
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What are the 4 ways rocks and minerals can be tested:
hardness, luster, color, and texture.
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Another difference between a rock and mineral is that minerals look __________________ throughought.
the same
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Sedimentary rocks are rocks that are formed from small ____________ of rocks?
particles
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The 3rd example of metamorphic rock is ?
Gneiss
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Igneous Rocks are roocks that are formed when ____________ or melted ______________ from deep inside the EARTH RISES AND COOLS
magma or melted rock
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How can you describe luster?
metalic, glassy, pearly, or dull
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What are rocks made up of?
minerals
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Sedimentary Rocks are formed from small particles of rock and other materials that are created through __________?
weathering
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A metamorphic rock is a rock that has been changed by ___________ and ____________?
heat and pressure
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what is magma?
molten rock deep within the earth's crust.
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how can you describe hardness?
describes how easily it can be scratched by objects
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Rocks usually look _____________________ throughout?
different