Properties of Minerals
A solid, nonliving substance found in nature
What is a mineral?
Where igneous rocks are formed
When sediments are pressed together
What is compaction?
Where metamorphic rocks are found
What is deep underground or under mountains?
What an igneous rock turns into after experiencing weathering
What is sedimentary rock?
A nonliving substance made of minerals
What is a rock?
Melted rock above the earth (not extrusive or intrusive)
What is lava?
Tiny bits of weathered rock
What are sediments?
Type of metamorphic rock where the grains are arranged in flat layers
What is foliated?
What a sedimentary rock turns into after experiencing intense heat and pressure
What is metamorphic rock?
A mineral that is rare, beautiful, and hard to scratch
What is a gemstone?
Melted rock under the earth (not extrusive or intrusive)
What is magma?
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
What is weathering?
Two forces applied to a rock to become metamorphic
What is heat and pressure?
What a metamorphic rock turns into after melting and cooling
What is igneous rock?
The way a mineral shines
What is luster?
An example of an igneous rock
What is basalt, obsidian, pumice, granite, gabbro?
An example of a sedimentary rock
What is limestone, sandstone, conglomerate?
An example of a metamorphic rock
What is schist, gneiss, marble, slate, quartzite?
A scientist that studies rocks
What is a geologist?
The property of a mineral tested by scratching and comparing the mineral to Mohs hardness scale
What is hardness?
Why igneous rocks are used for buildings
What is because they are hard, dense, and durable?
Where most sedimentary rocks are found
What is near oceans or water?
How metamorphic rocks are classified
What is the arrangement of grains?
The scientific name for rock salt
What is halite?