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Rocks are made of crystals that fit together.
Rocks are made from minerals.
A mineral is composed of the same substance throughout. If you were to
cut a mineral in half it would look the same all the way through.
A crystal is a mineral that has had the space to grow in the shape they
should be. Sometimes crystals must grow in different shapes as there is
not enough room.
Crystals come in many colors, shapes, and sizes. They may be very large
or so tiny that you can’t see them with the naked eye. Draw one of the
crystals that you were shown in the box below.
What conditions confirm if it is a mineral?
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There are more than 3,000 kinds of minerals with different properties.
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List four properties minerals have.
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The three main types of rocks.
- Melted rock, called magma, cools, and hardens to form
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- Layers of substances/sediments are pressed and cemented
together to form ________________________ rock.
- Heat and pressure together form the ________________ rock.
Crystals are minerals that have had chance to grow in the shape that t