ROCKS AND MINERALS AND THE EARTH

HOW ROCKS AND MINERALS ARE ALIKE AND DIFFERENT

HOW ROCKS ARE DIFFERENT

• Rocks are made from one or more minerals
• Rocks also change and minerals don't

HOW MINERALS ARE DIFFERENT

• Minerals are solid matter found in nature.
• Minerals are crystals and gems but rocks are just plain and hard.

HOW ROCKS AND MINERALS ARE ALIKE

HOW ROCKS AND MINERALS ARE ALIKE

• They come in many shapes and sizes.
• Rocks and minerals are hard.
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THE EARTH'S LAYERS

FOUR PARTS OF THE EARTH'S LAYERS

• First is the crust and that is the crispy solid on the outside.
• Next is the mantle and that is mostly solid and a little liquidy.
• Then is the outer core and that is solid liquid.
• Finally is the inner core and that is extremely hot and it is liquid.

EARTH'S CRUST

TWO LAYERS OF THE EARTH'S CRUST

• Oceanic crust which Is the thinnest.
• Continental crust which is the thickest.

WHAT CAUSES ROCKS TO CHANGE

ROCKS CHANGING

• Heat
• Pressure
• Rain
• Erosion

DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES FROM METAMORPHIC,GLACIAL,AND IGNEOUS ROCKS

SIMILARITIES

• They are all a kind of rock.
• They are also made from one or more minerals.

DIFFERNCES

• There all different
• Some are soft and some are hard
• Some are big and small

WHAT WILL YOU SEE IN A CAVE

YOU WILL SEE STALAGMITES

• You will see stalactites on the top of the cave.
• You would also see stalagmites on the bottom of the cave.

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