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6 Sci Minerals Rocks

6th Grade Science Earth's MaterialsVocabulary

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MINERAL NATURALLY OCCURING, INORGANIC SOLID THAT HAS A CRYSTAL PATTERN, A DEFINITE CHEMICAL MAKEUP, AND ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF ROCKS.
ROCK SOLID MATERIAL THAT IS USUALLY MADE OF TWO OR MORE MINERALS.
CRYSTAL SOLID MATERIAL THAT HAS AN ORDERLY ARRANGEMENT OF ATOMS.
GEM VALUABLE MINERAL, THAT CAN BE CUT AND POLISHED, ARE CLEAR WITH NO BLEMISHES, AND HAVE BEAUTIFUL LUSTER OR COLOR.
ORE MINERAL OR ROCK THAT CONTAINS SOMETHING THAT IS USEFUL AND CAN BE SOLD FOR PROFIT.
IGNEOUS ROCK ROCK FORMED WHEN MAGMA FROM INSIDE EARTH COOLS AND HARDENS ON EARTH'S SURFACE OR UNDER EARTH'S SURFACE.
EXTRUSIVE TYPE OF IGNEOUS ROCK THAT FORMS WHEN MAGMA COOLS QUICKLY ON EARTH'S SURFACE, FEW OR NO VISIBLE MINERAL CRYSTALS, AND USUALLY A SMOOTH APPEARANCE.
INTRUSIVE TYPE OF IGNEOUS ROCK PRODUCED WHEN MAGMA COOLS SLOWLY BELOW EARTH'S SURFACE AND HAS LARGE, EASILY SEEM CRYSTALS.
SEDIMENTARY ROCK ROCK THAT FORMS WHEN PIECES OF OTHER ROCKS, PLANT AND ANIMAL MATTER, OR DISSOLVED MINERALS COLLECT TO FORM ROCK LAYERS.
METAMORPHIC ROCK NEW ROCK THAT FORMS WHEN EXISTING ROCKS ARE HEATED OR SQUEEZED.
FOLIATED METAMORPHIC ROCK WITH BANDS OF MINERALS HEATED AND SQUEEZED INTO PARALLEL LAYERS.
NON-FOLIATED METAMORPHIC ROCK WITHOUT DISTINCT LAYERS OR BANDS.
ROCK CYCLE ROCKS CONSTANTLY BEING CHANGED FROM ONE KIND OF ROCK TO ANOTHER.
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