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Rocks and minerals
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| compaction | when mud or sediment press together in a layer in water by gravity and the water is squeezed out and 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 | combination of solid elements and compounds that make up a mineral |
| rock cycle | the cycle that make rocks where rocks change into another rock |
| sedimentary rock | rock formed or made when mud or sediment lay in stacks in water and the water is squeezed out to make rocks |