How to rocks form?

The crust has a ____ density

Minerals are:

• Organic, naturally occurring elements with a crystalline structure.

• Inorganic, naturally occurring chemical compounds with a crystalline structure.

• Rouge elements that have have been super heated and cooled

• Exclusively heavy elements that are only produced during the death cycle of stars.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Rocks are:

• The crystalline combination of Iron, Silica, and Nickle.

• Solid and liquid parts of minerals.

• Solid bits of the atmosphere that solidified during the Jurassic Period

• Solid collections of minerals that we find on the planet today.

The thinnest layer of crust is______

The Mantle is:

• Has very few elements in it.

• Rich in primarily heavy elements like Iron, Thorium, and Potassium.

• Rich in elements like Iron, Magnesium Compounds, and Silicates.

• Rich in elements like, Iron, Lead, and a mixture of very light elements such as Helium and Neon.

_____ is newly exposed on the surface of the Himalayan Mountains.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What does seeing granite on the surface of a mountain mean? (In terms of what geological events were happening in the area millions of years ago.)

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What creates igneous rock?

• All of the above.

• Fossilized bacteria.

• Atmospheric particles.

• Magma

Igneous rock makes up ____ of the Earth's Crust

____ Minerals crystalize first