Transcript Rocks Minerals Pictures

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Grade Rocks &
Minerals
Mrs. Thornburg’s Vocabulary
Pictures
Label the parts of the earth.
• 1: _____________
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• 2: _____________
• 3: _____________
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1.
Label the parts of the earth.
• 1: Mantle
2.
• 2: Crust
• 3: Core
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1.
What do we call rock that was once
melted, but has cooled and hardened?
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Igneous Rock
What do we call a rock that forms from
material that has settled into layers that are
squeezed together over time?
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Sedimentary Rock
What do we call a igneous, sedimentary, or
metamorphic rock that has been changed by heat
and pressure?
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Metamorphic Rock
What is the process whereby each type of
rock can be changed into another called?
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Rock Cycle
What is a solid object that was formed
in nature that was never alive?
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Mineral
What is a solid substance made of
minerals called?
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Rock