The Earth’s interior
How many layers are there in the geosphere?
Three
What are solid, pure, and naturally occurring substances?
Minerals
What are rocks made of?
Minerals
What are sedimentary rocks typically used for?
Construction
Surface mines
What is the outer layer of the geosphere called?
The Crust
What can be extracted from minerals?
Metals
What are the two types of Igneous Rocks?
Plutonic and Volcanic
What comes from the remains of living things found in sedimentary rocks?
Fossil Fuel
What are the mines called where materials are found deep underground
underground mines
What are the two types of crust?
Which property describes the surface of a mineral?
Colour
What can be found inside sedimentary rocks?
Fossils
What is the first phase of coal formation?
Peat
What is the places where very large rocks are extracted?
Quarries
What is the second layer of the geosphere?
The mantle
Which property describes how a mineral reflects light?
Lustre
What type of rock is formed by the transformation of other rocks?
Metamorphic Rocks
Petroleum
What are the measures that are taken before mining starts to reduce impact?
Preventative measures
What is the inner layer of the geosphere?
Which property the resistance of a mineral to being scratched?
Hardness
What forms igneous rocks?
Magma
What type of igneous rock is typically used for kitchen counters?
Granite
What are the measures taken after extraction to fix any impacts?
Corrective Measures