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Interior of the Earth & Rocks

Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Geography

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Interior of the Earth

  • The Earth has three main concentric layers: Crust, Mantle, and Core.
  • Direct observation of Earth's interior is limited to about 12 km depth due to high temperature and pressure.
  • Sources to study Earth's interior are divided into artificial (density, pressure, temperature, meteorites) and natural (volcanism, seismology).
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Types of Rocks

  • Rocks are aggregates of one or more minerals; minerals have definite chemical composition.
  • Three main types of rocks: Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic.
  • Igneous rocks form from cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
3

Economic Importance of Rocks

  • Rocks are the source of soils essential for agriculture.
  • Used as building materials — granite, marble, sandstone, slate.
  • Source of metallic minerals (iron, gold, copper) and ores.

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The Earth is made upDirect observation is limited toRocks are classified into three typesRocks provide building materials

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