layers of the earth rock types life cycle of minerals characteristics of minerals t or f rock type identification
100
crust
which layer is the top layer
100
What rocks are made of
minerals
100
exploration
What step of minerals mining is finding deposits using geology field investigation and satellites
100
false
organic
100
sedimentary
this rock type makes up most of the earths crust
200
lithosphere
What layer is the upper solid part of the mantle
200
What layer is formed by layers of particles that accumulate over time
sedimentary
200
extraction
What step is mining or removing the ore to be processed
200
false
liquid
200
igneous
formed from cooled magma
300
mantle
What layer makes up 84 percent of the earth
300
What layer is formed under the surface by squeezing pressure and heat of the earth
metamorphic
300
recovery
What step is separating the mineral you want from the the material in the ore
300
true
non renewable
300
sedimentary
sandstone ad shale
400
core
What layer is made of iron and nickel
400
What layer is formed when magma cools and hardens
igneous
400
reclaiming
What step is restoring the land from which the ore was extracted
400
true
primary mineral is created as melted material cools
400
metamorphic
anthracite
500
plate tectonics
these are found in the lithosphere
500
What rock type forms a bulk of the earths crust
sedimentary
500
recovery
What step crushes rock into powder and mixed into a solution
500
true
secondary minerals are made by breaking up rocks and putting sediment together
500
metamorphic
marble






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