Rocks & Minerals
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100

Use this diagram to explain what type of rock is forming

Formation of igneous rocks: magma (hot, liquid rock) from beneath the Earth's surface rises, cools, and solidifies.  Intrusive igneous rocks = below the Earth's surface / Extrusive igneous rocks = above the surface.


100

Christmas movies 

Home Alone, Elf, The Christmas Chronicles, The Grinch, Klaus, It's a Wonderful Life....

 

100

Explain the difference between parallel lines and perpendicular lines 

100

What year did the Toronto Raptors win the NBA championship? 

100

What do the four candles in the Advent wreath symbolize?

hope, love, joy and peace 

200

How long does it take for changes in the rock cycle to occur?

MILLIONS of years 

200

Polygons 

200

Plot the coordinates: (2, 1); (2, 6); (5, 1); (5, 6) 

What shape is formed? 

A rectangle 

200

List 5 Canadian singers/musicians 

Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Celine Dion, Drake, Michael Bublé, Shania Twain... 

200

Which day of the week does Christmas fall on this year? 

Friday 

300

What are 3 examples of sedimentary rock and 3 examples of metamorphic rock? 

Sedimentary: limestone, sandstone, mudstone, chalk, coal, claystone, flint

Metamorphic: slate, marble, quartzite, gneiss, schist, mica 

300

Virtues we practice at VJM

Hospitality, gratitude, peace making, charity, courage, love, forgiveness, justice, compassion, faithfulness... 

300

Describe the type of transformation shown in this picture

Translation 6 units right, 4 units down

300

Who is your favourite Avenger? Persuade me that they are the best.

300

Can you say "Merry Christmas" in two different languages (other than English)?

Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noël, Buon Natale.. 



400

What are the 4 main characteristics of minerals? 

lustre, cleavage, hardness and colour 

400

Canadian Capital Cities 

Ottawa, Toronto, Quebec City, Iqaluit, Yellowknife, Whitehorse, St. John's, Halifax, Fredericton, Charlottetown, Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton, Victoria 

400

Which type of transformation is this? What are the coordinates of the red triangle (A, B, C)? 

Reflection

Coordinates A: (2,1); B: (5,6); C: (6,2) 

400

What are the names of four houses at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?  

Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Gryffindor 

400

2 facts about Saint Nicholas 

Patron saint of children and sailors , patron saint of Russia and Greece

Feast Day is December 6

Known for generosity, secret gift-giving

Demonstrates virtues such as charity 

500

Describe the life cycle of an aluminum can 

1. Survey area, remove various layers of soil where bauxite will be mined 

2. Removal of cap rock, mine bauxite using excavators

3. Crusher breaks down bauxite into smaller size for transport to refineries 

4 . Aluminium refining: special processes (high temperatures and pressure) dissolve the aluminium found in bauxite. 

Smelting breaks down the aluminium oxide into a base metal. 

5. Aluminium is flattened into a sheet, and then molded into a can. 

Cans are recycled over and over again.

500

Persuasive Arguments 

500

How many lines of symmetry are there in a square? rectangle? rhombus?

500

Which famous film franchise is this from? 

Star Wars 

500

Name all of Santa's reindeer

Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen.. and Rudolph

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