Rocks Minerals Soil Part Two Flashcards

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Organic materials

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Material that comes from living matter or used to be living

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Examples of organic material

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Leaves and dead skin

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Inorganic materials

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The nonliving parts of our earth

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The three main categories of rocks are

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Sedimentary ,metamorphic, igneous

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What is a sedimentary Rock made of and how is it made and examples

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Made of rocks, Sand, clay
When layers of sediment our press together
Example sandstone

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How are igneous rocks made, what is it made of, examples

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The cooling of molten minerals such as magma
Lava and magma
Pumice

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What are metamorphic rocks made of, how is it made, examples

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Sedimentary rocks, igneous rocks
Sedimentary rocks are igneous rocks undergoes a change due to heat and pressure
Gneiss

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Describe to her Waze that sedimentary rocks are formed

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Minerals left behind after water evaporates

Remains of minerals that once were alive

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Sedimentary rocks are known for their _______ characteristics

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Layers

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10
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What are three examples of sediment

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Seashell
Sand
Smaller rocks

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Magma

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Is a melted igneous rock

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Lava

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Magma erupts. Onto earth, cooled into an igneous rock

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13
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Define metamorphism

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Change in rock from one type to another

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Describe two places on earth where metamorphic rocks might be formed

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Under the earths surface, where magma is

Where plates me and rub together

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