Earthlayers rocks

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Earth's layers Crust Mantle Inner Core Outer Core

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Earth's layers Crust Mantle Inner Core Outer Core

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The crust and outer mantle make up the lithosphere.

About how thick is the lithosphere?

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If Earth were and apple…

Peel = crustFruit = mantle

Outer core = coreInner core = seed

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What is a rock?

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A rock is any naturally formed solid in the crust made up of one or more kinds of minerals.

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What are the 3 types of rocks?

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Igneous rocks Sedimentary rocks Metamorphic rocks

3 types of rocks

How are each of these rocks formed?

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Melted rock cools and becomes hard

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igneous rocks

granitepumice

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Layers of mud and sand slowly turn into rock

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sedimentary rocks

sandstonelimestone

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Rock is changed by pressure and heat

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metamorphic rocks

gneissslate