THE ROCKS OF THE EARTH
The earth’s crust consists of rocks. A rock is any mineral material of the earth. It may be a combination of different mineral elements such as silica which contains silicon and oxygen. All the rocks differ from one another in…
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON ROCK (PART 1)
Define the term sedimentary rock and describe any two processes of its formation Sedimentary rocks are rocks formed from sediments deposited either by water, wind or ice. These sediments are formed in layers or strata, one on top of the…
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ROCKS
Earth’s crust is composed of rocks. Rock is a naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of one or more minerals. To geologists, a rock is a natural substance composed of solid crystals of different minerals that have been fused together into…
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