Rocks and Minerals Vocabulary

Rocks and Minerals Vocabulary

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6th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are the three main types of rocks?

Back

sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How do igneous rocks form?

Back

cooling

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How do metamorphic rocks form?

Back

heat and pressure

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How do sedimentary rocks form?

Back

compaction and cementation

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are sediments?

Back

Small pieces of broken down rock and soil.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The continuous process by which rocks are created, change form, destroyed, and created again is called

Back

the rock cycle

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What makes up a mineral?

Back

elements

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