Rocks and Minerals

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A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an orderly arrangement of atoms.

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mineral

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a natural, solid mixture of minerals and/or grains

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rock

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molten or liquid rock that is beneath Earth's surface

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magma

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Moh's Hardness scale ranges from ___ to ____ that compares the hardness of different minerals.

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1 - 10

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series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock

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rock cycle

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Rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces or dissolved in water as rocks erode.

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sediment

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Rock formed from magma or lava that has been cooled and hardened

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igneous rock

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The breaking down of rock by water and wind

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weathering

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Rock formed from extreme temperature and pressure deep inside Earth.

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Metamorphic rock

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Rock formed from deposition, compaction and cementation of sediments.

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Sedimentary rock.