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Rocks and Minerals
Unit C Chapter 1
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3rd Grade
12/28/2011

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Term
Rock
Definition
A solid object found in nature made of minerals.
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Mineral
Definition
A solid object formed in nature that has never been alive.
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Crust
Definition
The solid outside layer of the Earth.
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Mantle
Definition
The hot middle layer of the Earth.
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Core
Definition
The iron center of the Earth.
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Igneous Rock
Definition
Rock that once was melted and has cooled and hardened.
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Sedimentary Rock
Definition
Material that has squeezed together and settled into layers.
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Metamorphic Rock
Definition
Rocks that have changed by heat and pressure.
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Rock Cycle
Definition
Rock Cycle
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Fossils
Definition
Marks or remains of a once living thing that has changed into rock.
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