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rocks
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About the varioous rocks and its uses
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shagun bansal
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shagun bansal
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rocks
igneous rocks
1) formed from fire 2) magma which erupts as lava cools down to form igneous rocks 3)some magma cools below the surface fo form igneous rocks
examples-basalt and granite
vertical lines of weaknesses
sedimentary rocks
second hand rocks
weight of sediments above compresses those below to form sedimentary rocks
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sediments are pieces of rocks broken off from rocks which outcropped on the earths surface millions of years ago
examples-sandstone limeston
horizontal lines of weaknesses
metamorphic rocks
old igneous and sedimentary rocks
rocks are changed due to heat and pressure
slate- from clay marble from limestone
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