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1. How are rocks and minerals different?
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2. What properties of rocks help us figure out what type of rock we're looking at?
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3. How do crystals form?
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4. Describe three ways rocks make our lives easier.
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5. What are the three categories of rocks?
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  1. Rocks and minerals are different in that minerals are the building blocks of rocks. Minerals are naturally occurring substances with a specific chemical composition, while rocks are made up of one or more types of minerals combined together.

  2. To identify what type of rock we are looking at, we can examine several properties, such as texture, color, and hardness. These characteristics help us determine if the rock is igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic.

  3. Crystals form when minerals solidify from a liquid, often from lava or solutions. As the solution cools or evaporates, the atoms arrange themselves into a specific pattern, creating a crystal structure.

  4. Rocks make our lives easier in many ways, like providing materials for construction, which we use to build houses and roads. They are also important for making tools and machines, and even provide resources like metals and fossil fuels that power our daily lives.

  5. The three categories of rocks are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Igneous rocks form from cooled magma or lava, sedimentary rocks come from the accumulation of particles and organic material, and metamorphic rocks are created when existing rocks change due to heat and pressure.