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Name the layers of the earthcrust, asthenosphere, mantle, outer core, inner core
Sedimentary rockformed from bits of rock, dead plants & animals settling in water & hardening over time
Rocks come in a variety ofsizes, shapes, colors
Lavamelted rock above/on earth's surface
Roghs rocks are made smooth by...water
Name the parts of a volcanoash, lava, crust, crater, side vent, magma chamber
Magmamelted rock below earth's surface
pumicelightest rock/mineral
What does metamorphic mean?to change
Name two facts about crystalsNo two exactly alike, different sizes & shapes
Fossilsremains of dead plants & animlas that have hardened into rock over many years
What does sedimentary meanTo settlle
Diamondshardest mineras
plate tectonicsmovement of earth's plates causes changes in size, shape & location of continents
stalactitesformed from ceiling down
3 kinds of volcanoscinder cone, shield, composite
categories to classify rockscolor, luster, texture, hardness, streak, layers
stalgmiteformed from ground up
igneous rockformed from molten/melted rock coming from a volcano and cooling over time
metemorphic rockformed from igneous or sedimentary rock changed by heat, time & pressure
What does igneous mean?formed from fire
rocks are made up of one or more...minerals

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