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6th Grade Science Unit 2 Earth's Resources Lesson 4 Three Classes of Rock

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rocka naturally occuring solid mixture of one or more minerals of organic matter
compositionThe minerals and organic matter a rock contains determine the makeup,of that rock
texturethe quality of a rock that is based on the sizes,shapes,and positions of the rock's grains
intrusive igneous rockWhen magma does not reach Earth's surface,it cools in large chambers,in cracks,or between layers,coarse-grained texture
extrusive igneous rockthat forms when lava erupts oe extrudes onto Earth's surface is common around the sides and bases of volcanoes
clastic sedimentary rockforms when sediments are buried,compacted,cemented together by calcit or quartz
chemical sedimentary rockforms when water,usually seawater,evaporates.Most water contains dissolved minerals
organic sedimentary rockforms from the remainsor fossils of once living plants


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