Question

Define the following terms: Rock, Fossils, Minerals​

Answer 1

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Fossils are the remains of animals and plants that have been preserved in rocks or minerals. Fossils can be grouped into body fossils and trace fossils. Body fossils are preserved parts of the original body of the organism.

A mineral is a naturally occurring inorganic solid, with a definite chemical composition, and an ordered atomic arrangement. This may seem a bit of a mouthful, but if you break it down it becomes simpler. Minerals are naturally occurring.

Rock, or stone, is a hard material made up of one or more minerals. Rock makes up the outer layer of Earth, called the crust. The lower parts of this layer are solid rock, or bedrock.

Answer 2

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• ꧁༻A rock is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. ... Rocks are usually grouped into three main groups: igneous rocks, metamorphic rocks and sedimentary rocks. Rocks form the Earth's outer solid layer, the crust.༺꧂
• ꧁༻Fossils are the geologically altered remains of a once-living organism and/or its behaviour. There are two main types: body fossils represent all or part of the organism's body, and trace fossils show evidence of the organism's behaviour. ... Scientists who study fossils are called paleontologists.༺꧂
• ꧁༻A mineral is a naturally occurring inorganic solid, with a definite chemical composition, and an ordered atomic arrangement. This may seem a bit of a mouthful, but if you break it down it becomes simpler. Minerals are naturally occurring. They are not made by humans. Minerals are inorganic.༺꧂