What do you see? What type of rock is this?
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What do you see?
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What is the difference between magma and lava?
They represent the same thing. We use the word "magma" when the molten rock is under the earth's surface and lava when the molten rock comes out of a volcano.
What are igneous rocks?
This type of rock is made form the lava of the volcano.
Would you get close to lava?
Would you want to be a geologist? Why or why not?
Which layer of the earth does lava come from?
It comes form the mantle.
They are hard rocks and take thousands of years to form. What are they?
They are metamorphic rocks.
What are sedimentary rocks?
This type of rock,,,
About 95% of Earth's crust is made of these rocks. What are they?
They are igneous rocks.
What do you see?
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Fossils are usually found in this type of rock. What is it?
sedimentary rock
In Hawaii, there is a volcano that is always erupting that you can climb. Would you climb this volcano? Why or why not?
Would you like to visit the Grand Canyon?
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What is the hot rock inside the volcano called?
lava