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29 Cards in this Set
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molten rock in earth's mantle
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magma
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Name the rocklike object that looks like a mudball on the outside but is filled with crystals on the inside.
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geode
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decaying plant and animal material in the soil
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humus
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material which is a very durable artificial rock
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concrete
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person who studies minerals
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mineralogist
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a rock which smells like mud when wet
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shale
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rock often used in making chalkboards
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slate
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underground spring that shoots streams of boiling water and steam up into the air from time to time
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geyser
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only metal that is a liquid at room temperature
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mercury
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Name for oil in its natural state.
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crude oil or petroleum
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rare, beautiful minerals very hard but have not yet been polished
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gemstones
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All minerals form a special kind of solid called a ...
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crystal
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radioactive metal used as a source of nuclear power
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uranium
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lightweight, nonmagnetic, rustproof metal
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aluminum
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List the igneous rocks
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granite, pumice, obsidian
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List the sedimentary rocks
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limestone, sandstone, shale
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List the metamorphic rock
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slate, marble
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most fossils probably formed
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during the Flood of Noah's time
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plant and animal remains that have turned in to stone
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petrified fossils
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scientists who study fossils
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paleontologists
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fossils that form when mud buries a plant or animal and then quickly hardens around it
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mold fossils
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