Rocks vs Minerals
This is a natural solid made of one kind of material with a crystal structure.
What is a mineral?
This type of rock forms when melted rock cools.
What is igneous rock?
This property describes how heavy a rock feels for its size.
What is density?
This property tells how hard a mineral is by scratching it.
What is hardness?
This means taking rocks or minerals out of the Earth.
What is mining?
Minerals like copper and iron are used to make many things we use every day. This is a ___ of mining.
What is a benefit?
This mineral is used in pencils for writing.
What is graphite?
This is made of one or more minerals stuck together.
What is a rock?
This rock type forms from layers of sand, mud, or shells pressed together.
What is sedimentary rock?
This property describes the rock’s color.
What is color?
The color of a mineral’s powder on a streak plate is called this.
What is streak?
In Fort McMurray, this natural resource is mined from the ground.
What are oil sands?
When land is dug up for mining, it can harm plants and animals. This is a ___ of mining.
What is a challenge?
This shiny mineral is often used to make jewelry and rings.
What is gold?
Rocks are made from one or more of these.
What are minerals?
This rock type forms when heat and pressure change a rock.
What is metamorphic rock?
This property describes if a rock feels smooth, rough, or grainy.
What is texture?
This property describes how light reflects off a mineral.
What is luster?
A person who digs minerals from the Earth is called this.
What is a miner?
After mining, people can fix the land and plant trees again. This is called land ___.
What is reclamation?
This mineral is added to toothpaste to help protect our teeth.
What is fluorite (fluoride)?
Gold, salt, and diamond are all examples of this.
What are minerals?
Obsidian and basalt are examples of this rock type.
What is igneous?
This describes how big the pieces or grains are in a rock.
What is grain size?
This property describes the shape of a mineral’s crystals.
What is crystal shape?
Name the three types of mining operations we learned about in class
What are surface mining, underground mining, and panning?
Oil sands mining near Fort McMurray must follow rules to help protect this natural resource we drink.
What is water?
Quartz is used to help make this clear material found in windows.
What is glass?
This word means something that forms naturally in the Earth, not made by people.
What is natural?
Marble forms when limestone changes under heat and pressure. This makes marble this type of rock.
What is metamorphic?
This tool is used to look closely at rocks and minerals.
What is a magnifying glass?
Diamonds are very strong and rank at the top of this scale.
What is the Mohs hardness scale?
Mining is helpful for resources but can also cause this problem to land and nature.
What is environmental damage?
Many metals can be used again instead of mining new ones. This process helps the environment.
What is recycling?
This soft mineral is used to make baby powder.
What is talc?