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Rocks 5th Grade

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Three types of rocks are calledIngneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
Magma is ...Motlen minerals and metals inside the earth
LavaMolten, magma on the surface of the earth
Extrusive rocksIgneous rocks formed on the surface of the earth
Intrusive RocksIgneous rocks formed under the earth's surface
Intrusive rocksIgneous rocks formed as magma slowly cools
Extrusive rocksIgneous rocks formed as the magma colls very fast
BasaltA type of Igneous Extrusive rock
GraniteA type of Igneous Intrusive rock
meaning of Igneous rock"resulting or produced by fire"
meaning of metamorphicmeans "changing form"
Metamorphic rocksrocks made by pressure, heat, and orther forces that change existing rocks
Types of metamorphic rocksslate and Marble
Sedimintary Rocksmost of the worlds land is made of this rock
Sedimentary rocksRecycled rocks, made from sand, and breakdown of older rocks
LusterThe way a mineral reflects light
Streak Colorthe color left when the mineral is rubbed across a porcelain plate
Hardnesshow well a mineral resists scratches.
CleavageTendance ofr a mineral to break leaving a smooth surface
FractureTendancy of a mineral to break leaving an irreguarl or rough surface
Diamondthe Hardest mineral rock that even scratches glass
SolidificationThe process of magma cooling into rocks
Clastic Sedimentaryrocks t5hat are formed when broken pieces of roks are squeezed and cemented together back into new rocks
no-clastic Sedimentary rocksrokcs that are formed from parts of rocks, and with a chemical process turn into new rocks
Limestonea type of sedimentary rock
Foliated rocksa type of metamorphic rock that has bands or layers
non-foliated metamorphic rocksa type of rock that made up of older rocks, but do not have bands or layers
foliatebands, layers


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