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| a mountain formed by hardened lava with an opening through which lava, ashes, rocks, and other materials come out. |
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| forms when heat and pressure melt rock inside the earth(remains inside the earth |
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| is magma that flows onto the earth's surface |
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| the breaking and changing of rocks |
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| the moving of weathered rocks and soil by wind, water or ice |
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| a pile of sand formed by the wind |
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| nonliving, solid matter fromthe earth |
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| One property of minerals.... the way a mineral reflect light. Minerals that reflect a lot of light are called shiny. |
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| Another property of minerals...when a mineral is rubbed against another mineral, the harder mineral will scratch the softer one. Diamonds are the hardest mineral and will scratch all others. |
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| is a property used to identify minerals. |
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| are a made of minerals and there are 3 different types; igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. |
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| are made from magma that cools below the earth's surface. One example is granite. |
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| are made of tiny pieces of other rocks, shells, and materials. They are carried by lakes, rivers and streams. An example would be sandstone. |
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| are igneous and sedimentary rocks that are changed by heat and pressure. One example is marble. |
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| Years of weathering of rocks and minerals and decaying plants and animals form soil. |
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