Distinguish between the following
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1. Rocks contain minerals.
1. Minerals do not contain rocks.
2. Some rocks are microscopic.
2.You can easily recognize the nature of minerals.
3. About 90 - 95% of the earth’s crust is made up of
3.igneous and metamorphic rocks.
4.Mineral deposits occur naturally formed on the earth.
Rocks are not edible.
4. Minerals are edible. Eg. Salt.
5. There is neither atomic structure nor chemical composition of rocks.
5. Minerals basically have a specific chemical composition.
rocks and minerals : A mineral is a naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having an orderly internal structure and characteristic chemical composition, crystal form, and physical properties. ... A rock is an aggregate of one or more minerals, or a body of undifferentiated mineral matter.
extrusive and interior : extrusive rocks are formed by the molten lava which comes on the surface of the and rapidly cools down and becomes solid
when the molten magama cools down deep inside the crust and rapidly cools down therefore rocks are formed called intrusive rocks
3 A vent opens through the side of a volcano, somewhere on its slopes. The crater (and neck) can seal itself up, solidify over a period of inactivity, then re-open anew nearby to form a new crater
4...The seismology is the study of the earthquake waves that move through the earth and a seismologist is a person who studies those waves.