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Rocks and Minerals - Coggle Diagram
Rocks and Minerals
Sedimentary rock
is forms when layers of hard minerals are stacked together.
by water or wind.
common kinds are sandstone and limestone.
Igneous rock
formed as hot magma cools.
mean "fire-formed".
Magma
is melted rock that comes form deep within Earth (in high temperature).
can harden and from rock if it moves higher up in ground (temperater is cooler).
Lava
is magma when it rises to the surface volcano.
make rocks "basalts".
Metamorphic rock.
heat and pressure are applied to igneous or sedimentary rock.
is a rock that has changed its form.
Geologists
consider rocks in groups according to how the rocks look.
Example
Crystals
Diamond,Graphite
Metals
Iron
Earth is made mostly of rock (mineral pieces).