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rock and minerals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Compaction | when rock particles or sediments are pressed together or packed down by gravity and the water is squeezed out this make rocks . |
| Igneous rock | rock made from lava or magma that cools and form or make rock |
| Metamorphic Rock | Rock formed or made deep underground from heat and pressure |
| Mineral | a naturally made inorganic solid with a specific chemical makeup that repeats. One kind of pure natural solid |
| mineral composition | the unique combination of solid elements and compounds that make up mineral |
| rock cycle | the cycle through which earth's rock change from one type into another over time due to various Earth processes: create |
| sedimentary rock | rock formed when particles of other rocks are deposited in layers and cemented together |