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rocks is naturally occurring solid mass of minerals.

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minerals
Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition (plural)
rocks
Hard piece of stone (plural)
crust
Hard outer layer of the Earth or of bread
mantle
United States baseball player
core
The central part of the Earth
volcano
Mountain that erupts with lava
earthquake
A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement within the Earth.
plate tectonics
The branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
density
How tightly packed the matter in something is
porous
Able to absorb fluids
weathering
The breakdown or alteration of rock at or near the surface of the Earth.
erosion
Condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
lava
Rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos
magma
Molten rock in the earth's crust
fossil
The remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated
basalt
The commonest type of solidified lava
granite
Plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture
sandstone
A sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement
shale
A sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
limestone
A sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals

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