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What mineral is used in baby powder?

talc

Give 2 examples of igneous rocks

granite, basalt, obsidian, pumice, peridotite, scoria....

Give 2 examples of metamorphic rocks

marble, slate, jadeite, eclogite, schist...

How are igneous rocks formed?

Igneous rocks form when magma (molten rock) cools and crystallizes

What mineral is used for making plaster and toothpaste?

gypsum

Igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic? Marble is a_______

metamorphic rock

Igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic? Limestone is a_______

sedimentary rock

What mineral is used for making aluminium? Alumina is extracted from here.

bauxite

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

Sedimentary rocks are formed from deposits of pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organism

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

Metamorphic rocks are formed when other rocks are affected by great temperatures and pressures

Name the three main types of rocks

igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks

Igneous rocks form when magma (molten rock) ________ and crystallizes.

cools

What rock is formed when other rocks are affected by great temperatures and pressures?

metamorphic rock

Name three causes of weathering

wind and water, animals' hooves, plants' roots, heating and cooling, water freezing

How is glass made?

sand and other minerals are heated until they melt

A ______ is a solid made from one or more minerals.

rock

Depending on the minerals rocks contain, they have different________

colors, hardness, texture (rough or smooth(, lustre (shiny or dull)

What is a rock?

a solid made from one or more minerals

Give an example of a mineral

salt, graphite, talc, diamond, alumina, calcite, gypsum

Crystals can be broken into small pieces called ________.

grains

The grey thing inside the pencil is called ___. (the tip of the pencil when sharpened)

graphite

What is weathering?

the breaking down or dissolving of rocks on the Earth's surface

Give 2 examples of sedimentary rocks

sandstone, limestone, shale, chalk, banded iron, glacial conglomerate

Igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic? Granite is an_______

igneous rock