These are little pieces of rocks, pebbles, mineral grains, and shell fragments that eventually form rocks.
What are sediments?
100
The way light reflects off of a mineral.
What is luster?
100
Which type of rock would you most likely find in a mountain range?
What is Metamorphic?
100
The process of rocks changing from one kind of rock to another kind of rock over long periods of time.
What is the rock cycle?
200
This kind of igneous rock is formed when magma cools beneath the Earth's surface.
What is Intrusive igneous rock?
200
These are two ways that sediments are formed.
What is weathering and erosion?
200
The scale that is used to measure the hardness of minerals
What is Moh's Hardness Scale
200
A fossil is ___________.
What is the imprint of an organism on a rock?
200
Name two ways people use rocks.
What is buildings, walls, roads, jewelry, decoration, countertops?
300
This type of igneous rock forms when lava cools on the Earth's surface.
What is Extrusive igneous rock?
300
These 2 things cause metamorphic rocks to form.
What are heat and pressure?
300
Another way to identify minerals; it leaves the color of the powder behind when rubbed against a rough white tile.
What is streak?
300
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid, that has a definite chemical composition and crystal structure.
What is a mineral?
300
What happens if an igneous rock weathers? What rock does it turn into?
What is sedimentary rock?
400
This type of igneous rock is black with a glassy texture. We looked at it in class.
What is obsidian?
400
For an Igneous rock to become a sedimentary rock, what needs to happen?
What is weathering, erosion, compaction, and cementation?
400
Why is color not the best way to identify a mineral?
Because some minerals come in many colors.
400
A hard substance composed of one or more minerals.
What is a rock?
400
The hardest mineral.
What is a diamond?
500
Why do some igneous rocks have larger crystals that other igneous rocks?
What is the cooling rate of the magma or lava?
500
Why can't you find fossils in a metamorphic rock?
Due to the fact that a metamorphic rock goes through extreme heat and pressure, which would destroy the fossil.
500
Look at the picture of Mohs' Hardness Scale. If a mineral can scratch Flourite but not Orthoclase, what mineral could it be?
What is Apatite?
500
Pie crust is made up of crushed graham crackers that are pressed into a pie pan.
Fudge is made when you melt chocolate chips and milk and then let it cool.
Cookies are made from cookie dough that is pressed into disks then baked in an oven.
Which recipe would be best example of a metamorphic rock?
Cookies
500
The 5 ways to test the properties of a mineral.
What is luster, streak, hardness, color and cleavage or fracture