The Neighborhood

Did you know that our earth is one big rock?  As a matter of fact, some people call it the third rock from the sun

The interior of our earth is made up of very hot, molten rock called magma. This magma comes out of the earth either from a volcano, or holes in the earth.

The conditions under which this magma cools and becomes hard determines the type of rock which is formed.

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http://windows.engin.umich.edu/earth/interior/volcano_formation.html

 

Visit the Rock Cycle

 

So, let's meet some of the Rock Family cousins

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Iggy - Igneous Sally Sedimentary Max Metamorphic

 

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