Rock of the Day
What was the very FIRST rock of the day that came from a volcano?
Pumice
True / False: Yellowstone is a shield volcano.
False -- Supervolcano!
Quartz, Pumice, Mica, Basalt, Feldspar are all types of minerals and rocks from what category?
Igneous
Name ONE type of mineral we use in every day life.
Soooo many options.
True / False: Convergent Faults are where two tectonic plates are crashing INTO each other.
TRUE
Sparkly Green mineral that was used as Make up and eye shadow in Ancient Egypt.
Fuschite
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Fossils are what types of rocks?
Sedimentary
TRUE!
True / False: Transform faults are where two tectonic plates are pulling apart from each other.
FALSE
Rock of the Day that came from the Amazon River?
Amazonite
Name 2 Volcanoes
So many options....
How many crystalline structures/forms are there?
A. 7
B. 10
C. 6
D. 5
C. 6
True / False: Icicles that hang off the house are an example of a mineral
TRUE
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Comes in several varieties: Honey, Blue, Green, Golden, or Strawberry...
Calcite
What are the two major Natural Disasters happening in Iceland right now?
Volcanic Eruption and Earthquakes
What is the difference between a ROCK and a MINERAL?
Minerals are composed of a single element/atomic structure.
Rocks are two or more minerals "grown and solidified" together.
True / False: Ice from your freezer is a mineral
FALSE
The Inner Core is _________
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Neither
A. SOLID
What were two of the BLACK rocks of the day?
Obsidian
Tourmaline
Apache Tear
Plate Tectonics can cause 3 major natural disasters. What are all three?
Tsunamis
Earthquakes
Volcanos
Name the three types of Rocks
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
4 Requirements for something to be a Mineral
Inorganic
Crystal Structure
Naturally found
What are the 4 layers of the Earth?
Crust
Mantel
Outer Core
Inner Core