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Brannon Third Grade

Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic

 Minerals form and fuse

together after being melted by heat. Formed when magma cools and solidifies Formed quickly through volcanoes or slowly deep inside the earth.

 Pumice

Obsidian
Basalt

Quartz
Granite

 Usually formed in layers called strata Layers of minerals fuse together with pressure over a

long period of time. Often have fossils in them. Cover 75% of the earths surface

 Sandstone

Shale
Limestone

Conglomerate
Gypsum Breccia

 Changed by heat

or pressure Earths crust moves and rocks squeeze together, heat up, and change. Least common of the three types of rocks

 Slate
Schist Marble Quartzite Gneiss

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 3-3.1 Classify rocks (including sedimentary, igneous,

and metamorphic) and soils (including humus, clay, sand, and silt) on the basis of their properties.

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