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Rocks and Minerals
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Lithosphere
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the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
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Lithosphere
the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
Rock
A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
Rock Cycle
sequence of events in which rocks are formed, destroyed, altered, and reformed by geological processes (a process where one rock type changes into another).
Minerals
Inorganic crystalline substances found naturally in the earth.
Sedimentary Rock
A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together