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Rocks
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a mineral? | A mineral is a natural,solid substance that has a definate chemical composition and physical stucture. |
| What is igneous rock? | It is the rock created when magma or lava hardens into rock. |
| What is sedimentary rock? | Rock that forms from materials on Earth's surface. |
| What is weathering? | It is the breaking down of rocks. |
| What is erosion? | The movement of rock. |
| What is deposition? | The dropping of rocks. |
| What is sedimentation? | The building up of rocks. |
| What is cementation? | The glueing of rocks. |
| What is a clastic rock? | Rocks that went through all the processes that form sedimentary rock. |
| What is a chemical rock? | Rocks that formed from minerals that disolved in water that evaporated and got deposited. |
| What is metamorphic rock? | Rock that was formed from heat and pressure. |
| What is metamorphism? | The process in which rock changes into metamorphic rock. |
| What is magma? | Melted rock within the Earth's crust. |
| What is lava? | Melted rock outside the Earth's crust. |