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Mineral
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A naturally occurring, generally inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.
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Rock
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A natural, solid mixture of particles.
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Sediment
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Rock that is broken down into smaller pieces or that is dissolved in water.
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Rock Cycle
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The series of processes that change one rock into another rock.
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magma
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Molten, or liquid, rock material that igneous rocks are made of.
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crust
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The thin, rocky,outer layer of Earth.
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mantle
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The thick middle layer below the crust.
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asthenosphere
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A plastic, mostly solid, layer of the mantle.
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lithosphere
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The crust and the uppermost mantle that form the brittle outer layer of Earth.
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