Rocks and Minerals
These rocks are formed by cooling magma and lava.
Igneous
What are the processes that lead to metamorphic rock?
Heat and pressure
The tiny fragments of rock that form sedimentary rocks.
Sediments
Diamond!
10
What is can scratch feldspar?
anything above a 6
What is the most likely to find a sedimentary rock?
Near water
The processes that turn metamorphic rocks into sediments
Weathering and eroding
When metamorphic and igneous rocks go under melting they turn into__________
magma
talc
1
Which gemstones are the hardest?
Diamond
These rocks are formed when a rock experiences intense heat and pressure.
Metamorphic
What is erosion?
When things like water and wind break down rocks into little pieces.
The processes that turn sediments into sedimentary rocks?
Cementation and compaction
Quartz
7
What is the only gemstone to come in all colors of the rainbow?
Sapphire
Limestone turns into
marble
How can an igneous or a metamorphic rock turn into a sedimentary rock?
Breaking into sediments and then undergoing the processes to make those rocks
What type of igneous rock formation would you find near a volcano?
Extrusive
flourite
4
What is the softest gemstone?
Which type of rock has fossils?
Sedimentary
The process of settling of broken rock material to form sediment.
Deposition
This is molten rock found above the earth's surface.
Lava
corundum
9
How long does it take to make pearls?
1-3 years