Rocks and Minerals

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The branch of science that studies fossils of animals and plants.

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Paleontologist

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Rocks are made when sand and mud, sediments gets laid down in layers. Over time, these layers are squashed under more and more layers. Eventually, the layers turn into rock.

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Sedimentary Rocks

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A landscape describes all the visible features of the earth’s surface. We can learn about Earth’s landscape in the past by studying rock layers and the fossils found in them.

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Earth land scape

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Name the three types of Rocks

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Metamorphic, sedimentary, igneous

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Example of a sedimentary rock

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Sandstone

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Give an example of Metamorphic Rock.

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Marble

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Example of an Igneous Rock: sandstone, Limestone, Granite, Marble

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Granite

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How is Metamorphic Rocks formed?

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When rocks are subjected to very high heat and pressure

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Three types of Metamorphic rocks: Slate, Granite, Marble; Slate, Gneiss, Marble; Granite, Marble, Sandstone; Sandstone

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Slate, Gneiss, Marble

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Three types of Igneous Rock: Granite, Basalt, Marble; Granite, limestone, Basalt; Granite, sandstone, marble; Basalt, Pomice, Granite

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Basalt, Pomice, Granite