Rocks
Is a solid substance found in nature.
Mineral
This type of rock was probably formed underwater where layers are squeezed together.
Sedimentary Rock
This is the name of scientist who studies rock.
Geologist
This type of soil change is caused when water recedes out into the ocean and then comes crashing into land.
Tsunami
This desctribes a rock as being metallic or non metallic.
Lustre
A mineral that has a regular shape and sometimes sparkle like diamonds.
Crystals
Heat and pressure bends this type of rock causing it to have patterns.
Metamorphic rock
Voisey's Bay Miining company mine this type of rock.
This type of soil change happens when techtonic plates break causing the earth to shake.
Earthquake
A ______________________ is a resource which can be found in nature.
Natural Resource
Is a property of rocks that describes how it looks and feels.
Texture
When the print of an organism is found in a rock. This can be preserved for millions of years.
Fossils
_______________ technology uses less energy and creates less waste going out into the environment.
Hydrometallurgy
This happens when rock is broken down into tiny pieces.
Weathering
___________ is a mixture of rock and mineral particles, water, air space, organism and humus.
Soil
Rock made from magma and lava.
igneous rock
This is the provincial mineral of Newfoundland and Labrador
Labradorite
What are the 3 steps to mining?
Extracting
Processing
Transporting
This happens when rocks move from one area to another either by water, ice or wind.
Erosion
A mineral that has the same physical properties of gold but is not gold.
Fools gold
This type of rock contains tiny holes.
Pumice
We use this scale to test the hardness of a rock.
Mohs Scale of Hardness
What is one positive effect of mining?
Jobs (may accept other answers)
When rock is moved to a different location, this is called _______________________.
Deposition
Who is the best science teacher?
Miss Alaina
YAY!!!!!