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ROCK ON!BY WENDY
MASS
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Cavern
Definition: (noun) A large cave
There are a lot of caves and really deep caverns
in Virginia.
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geologist
Sounds like my little budding geologist might be a chemist instead!
•Definition: (noun) A scientist who studies Earth’s layers of soil and rock
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Magma
Then the magma from a volcano deep underground turned it into granite.
Definition: (noun) Melted rock found beneath Earth’s surface
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Meteorite
I’ve seen meteorites before. Those are the only rocks that come from space, and they look like tiny chunks of metal.
•Definition: (noun) A remaining part of a meteor that has fallen to Earth
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mineral
Any geologist-in-training knows that igneous rocks like granite were forged from molten lava, but I never knew the minerals inside them came from stars!
•Definition: (noun) A substance found in nature that is not an animal or a plant
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igneous
Any geologist-in-training knows that igneous rocks like granite were forged from molten lava, but I never knew the minerals inside them came from stars!
•Rock formed through the cooling and solidifying of magma or lava
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metamorphic
Before I can tell her that I sort them out by type (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary), and then color, and then size, and then hardness, Vince Higgins sticks his head between us and says in a sing-song voice, “Rock Boy’s got a girlfriend!”
•Definition: (adjective) A rock that changes due to extreme heat or pressure
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Sedimentary
Before I can tell her that I sort them out by type (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary), and then color, and then size, and then hardness, Vince Higgins sticks his head between us and says in a sing-song voice, “Rock Boy’s got a girlfriend!”
•Definition: (adjective) Rock formed by depositing of sedimentation on Earth and within the waters
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geode
Definition: (noun) A round rock that contains a hollow cavity filled with crystals
We’re hunting for geodes in the valley on the other side of this fence.