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 |
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So, let's meet some of the Rock Family cousins |
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Iggy - Igneous | Sally Sedimentary | Max Metamorphic |
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igneous | sedimentary | metamorphic |
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