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18 Cards in this Set
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Name the three main type of rocks
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Igneous, Sedimentary, metamorphic
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Molten rock below the earth's surface
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Magma
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Magma forced out from beneath the earth's crust
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Lava
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Rock that forms when magma or lava cools
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Igneous rock e.g. granite
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Igneous rocks that form within the earth's surface with large or small crystals and have a coarse texture
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Intrusive Igneous rock e.g. granite
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Igneous rocks that forms quickly on the earth's surface and no crystals can form and have a smooth texture.
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Extrusive Igneous Rocks e.g. basalt
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Metallic minerals found in which type of rock ?
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Igneous
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Igneous rocks have deposits of which mineral ?
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Metallic minerals like copper, gold, nickel and silver
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Where does Canada have its metallic mineral deposits ?
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Canadian Shield, The Coast mountains of British Columbia
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What is known as Canada's Storehouse of Metallic Minerals?
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The Canadian Shield
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Rocks formed by weathering, erosion and sedimentation
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Sedimentary Rocks e.g. shale and sandstone
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Location of sedimentary rocks may contain which fuels / minerals?
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Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, salt and potash.
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Oil and natural gas are formed due to the decay of what ?
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Bodies of certain sea animals.
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Coal is formed due to the decay of what?
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Swamp vegetation.
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Sedimentary rocks found in which areas of Canada ?
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Interior Plains
The Great Lakes-St Lawrence Lowlands The Hudson Bay - Arctic Lowlands The Rocky Mountains Portions of the Appalachians and the Innuitian Mountains |
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Igneous or sedimentary rocks, when subjected to tremendous heat and pressure forms -
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Metamorphic Rock e.g. gneiss, marble, slate, quartzite
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Metamorphic Rocks found in which part of Canada?
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The Canadian Sheild
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Metamorphic Rocks contain what minerals?
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Metallic Minerals
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