Unit C. Chapter 1 Minerals , Rocks, and Fossils

an object that is solid, is formed in nature, and has never been alive such as diamonds, rubies, and gold

• rock

• mineral

• mantle

• crust

a solid made of one or more minerals

• mantle

• crust

• rock

• core

the OUTSIDE layer of the earth

• crust

• mantle

• core

• fossil

the MIDDLE layer of the earth

• crust

• mantle

• core

• fossil

the CENTER of the earth

• crust

• mantle

• core

• fossil

a rock that was once melted rock but has cooled and hardened

• fossil

• igneous rock

• rock cycle

• crust

a rock formed from material that has settled into layers and been squeezed until it hardens into rock

• core

• fossil

• rock cycle

• sedimentary rock

a rock that has been changed by heat and pressure

• metamorphic rock

• core

• mantle

• rock cycle

the process in which one type of rock changes into another type of rock

• core

• rock cycle

• mantle

• fossil

something that has lasted from a living thing that died long ago

• rock cycle

• core

• mineral

• fossil