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Minerals and Rocks

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  • What two things do Silicates contain?
    Silicon and Oxygen
  • What are the four properties of Rocks?
    Colour, Lustre, Magnetism, Hardness
  • What is the opposite of Silicates? (That don't contain SIlicon or Oxygen)
    Non-Silicates
  • What is deposition
    It is the accumulation of transported minerals in one place
  • What is transportation?
    When minerals and rocks are naturally moved from one place to another
  • What are Igneous rocks?
    They are rocks formed from magma or lava
  • What are the three types of Rocks?
    Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
  • Are rocks natural or man-made?
    Natural
  • What happens in an earthquake?
    The ground shakes
  • What are Sedimentary rocks?
    Rocks made from other rocks or parts of dead living things
  • Which is correct: Minerals are made up of rocks, or rocks are made up of minerals?
    Rocks are made up of minerals
  • What is Erosion?
    A geological process caused by water or ice that changes the landscape
  • What happens in a volcano?
    There is an eruption of magma and lava
  • What are metamorphic rocks?
    Igneous or Sedimentary rocks subject to heat or pressure
  • What are the two types of Mining?
    Underground and Surface Mining
  • What are mountain ranges?
    Mountains naturally formed by the Earth
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