3 Types of Rocks
Minerals
Properties
Vocabulary
Natural Resources
100
Which rocks are formed from heat and pressure?
Metamorphic
100

Sometimes the same minerals can come in various ___________

colors

100

When you observe the color powder that is left after rubbing mineral on a plate you are testing ___ ?

streak

100

The breaking down of rocks is called

weathering

100

Florida has a lot of limestone that is used in ______

Building materials such as concrete/cement

200

What type of rock is obsidian?

Igneous

200

Rocks are made up of various ___________

Minerals

200

A rock that breaks in smooth, even layers is an example of which property?

Cleavage

200
Bits of rocky material that settle at the bottom of the ocean are called _________?
Sediments
200

What mineral found in Florida is used in fertilizer?

phosphate

300
Which rocks form in layers?
Sedimentary
300
Which mineral is the hardest?
Diamond
300
The way a rock reflects light is called ___________.
Luster
300
This rock's name means "from fire".
Igneous
300

What makes a resource nonrenewable?

It doesn't replace itself in our lifetime or takes millions of years to form.

400
Which rock is formed when magma or lava cools and hardens?
Igneous
400
Tell one property used to classify minerals.
Color, streak, texture, hardness, luster
400
Scratching a rock with your fingernail can show the rock's ___________.
Hardness
400
The color of a mineral as a powder is called its ________?
Streak
400

Name two types of renewable energy on our planet

wind,  solar, geothermal, tidal

500
Which rock is formed from fossils or plant and animal remains?
Sedimentary
500
True/False: Minerals are not found in rocks.
False!
500
List the five properties of rocks that we have learned in class.
Color, texture, luster, hardness, streak
500
This is the scale we use to determine the hardness of a rock.
Moh's Hardness Scale
500

Name the three fossil fuels

Coal, oil, natural gas 

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