Rock Identification Rock Lab. Identification of all three rock groups is based on TEXTURE and COMPOSITION Identification of all three rock groups is based.
Minerals and rocks for presentations
Volcanoes
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Earth’s Changing Crust. Vocabulary faultCracks in the crust GeologistsScientists who study the Earth MagmaHot molten rock deep below the Earth’s surface.
Rocks and Minerals. Minerals the building blocks of rocks Mineral Characteristics natural inorganic solid definite composition crystal structure.
Volcanoes!. What is a Volcano? Volcano: a mountain that forms when layers of lava & volcanic ash erupt & build up. Active Volcanoes spew smoke, steam,
Despite the high temperature in the mantle, most of the layer remains solid due to extreme pressure – Magma: liquid rock produced under Earth’s surface.
Rocks Rock! Why? All Earth’s processes such as volcanic eruptions, mountain building, erosions and even earthquakes involve rocks and minerals. Rocks.
Core 1. -the center of the Earth 2 Mantle 3 the middle of the Earth made up of molten (melted) rock 4.
Rocks and the Rock Cycle LEQ: How have different processes created the mineral and rocks that are found in Earth’s crust?
