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How many minerals make up most of the earth's rocks?
20 different kinds of minerals make up 95% of earth's rocks.
What kinds of rocks form most of the crust of the earth?
granite and limestone
How is the building up of earth and the wearing down of earth related to different kinds of rock?
it can go anywhere when you are building a earth out of rocks
Which properties are most often used to distinguish metamorphic rocks from other kinds of rocks?
Metamorphic rocks are formed when igneous or sedimentary rocks undergo change because of exposure to excessive heat and pressure. The properties most often used to distinguish them from other kinds of rocks are: density, banding and the absence of vesicles.
How are moon rocks similar and different to rocks on earth?
Minerals that make up moon rocks are the same minerals that are found on Earth. Some moon rocks have minerals that combine to form kinds of rocks that are not found on Earth. BlueStar(:
What are the kinds of earth rocks on earth?
The kinds of rocks on earth are Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic.
What are other kinds of rocks?
other kinds of rocks are sedimentary rock or igneous rock
How are moon rocks similar to and different rocks on earth?
Minerals that make up moon rocks are the same minerals that are found on Earth. Some moon rocks have minerals that combine to form kinds of rocks that are not found on Earth. BlueStar(:
How many minerals make up most of the earth's rocks?
20 different kinds of minerals make up 95% of earth's rocks.
What kinds of rocks form most of the crust of the earth?
granite and limestone
Which types of rocks are produced from broken down bits of other kinds of rocks?
Clastic sedimentary rocks.
Which type of rocks are produced from broken down bits other kinds of rocks?
Clastic sedimentary rocks.
How is the building up of earth and the wearing down of earth related to different kinds of rock?
it can go anywhere when you are building a earth out of rocks
Does the Earth have Moon rocks?
Rocks were brought back to the Earth from the various Moon landings the Americans undertook. No other rocks from the Moon are on Earth. The Moon was formed from the Earth - so, if anything, there are Earth rocks on the Moon.
What type of rocks are produces from broken down bits of other kinds of rocks?
Sediments are produced
How many rocks are on the earth?
the three major rocks are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock. igneous- volcanic rocks sedimentary- rocks with layers on top metamorphic- rocks that formed to another rock
Which kind of rocks are produced from broken down bits of other kinds of rock?
Clastic sedimentary rocks.
