Earth sci lesson 3

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Importance of Studying Rocks and Minerals

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state

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composed of rocks and minerals

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terrestrial planet

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outermost layer of our planet composed of the crust and the upper mantle

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lithosphere

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terrestrial planet, lithosphere

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geosphere

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naturally occurring aggregate or combi of minerals and mineraloids such as fossils and glass

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rock

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natural building blocks of Earth’s Lithosphere

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rock

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3 types of rock

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igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

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latin “ignis” means

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fire

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are formed through cooling of magma or lava, 2/3 of earth’s crush

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igneous rock

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from solidified molten rock materials usually hard and crystalline

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igneous rock

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3 kinds of Solidification of Magma or Lava

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below the surface: from a slow cooling magma
on the surface: from fast cooling lava
on the surface: from the consolidation of particles erupted by explosive volcanic activity

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good crystallization (coarse-grained)
may become plutonic or intrusive rocks

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below the surface: from a slow cooling magma

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examples of below the surface

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granite, diorite, syenite

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no visible crystals (fine grained)

may become volcanic or extrusive rocks

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on the surface: from fast cooling lava

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ex. of on the surface: from fast cooling lava

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basalt, andesite

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may become pyroclastic rocks

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on the surface: from the consolidation of particles erupted by explosive volcanic activity

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ex. of on the surface: from the consolidation of particles erupted by explosive volcanic activity

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ignimbrite, scoria, pumice

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deposition wherein there are combination of products of weathering and erosion and organic materials

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sedimentary rocks

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sedimentary processes include:

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weathering of rocks, erosion, sediment transport and deposition

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process by which these unconsolidated material become solidified

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lithification

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soil material that combines one or more ____ materials with traces of quartz, metal oxides and organic matter

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clay

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composed of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as corals, foraminifera and mollusks

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limestone

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composed mainly of sand-sized mineral particles or rock fragments

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sandstone

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black sedimentary rock that can be burned for fuel and use to generate electricity

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coal

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ex. of sedimentary rocks

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conglomerate, bauxite, coal, sandstone, limestone, clay

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process that happens in metamorphic rocks

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metamorphism