Minerals
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
The Rock Cycle
100
This term is used to describe items that come from living things.
What is Organic?
100
This word "igneous" comes from the Latin "ignis" which mean this.
What is fire?
100
Small particles of rock, sand, pebbles, leaves and shells are known by this name.
What is sediment?
100
Any type of rock can be morphed into metamorphic rock as long as it's given enough of this.
What is heat and pressure?
100
This process allows solid rock to become liquid once again.
What is melting?
200
This type of test, usually done on a ceramic plate, involves finding the color of a mineral's powder.
What is the streak test?
200
Rocks that cool within Earth's crust are referred to by this category.
What is intrusive?
200
This term is used to describe the squeezing of particle layers together from the weight of the ground above them.
What is Compaction?
200
Metamorphic rocks that have no sort of grain arrangement are referred to by this term.
What is nonfoliated?
200
This process causes some sedimentary rocks to have visible layers.
What is deposition?
300
The scratch test can allow geologists to determine the hardness of a mineral or where it falls on this scale.
What is the Mohs hardness scale?
300
Rocks that cool quickly typically have this type of grain.
What are fine grains?
300
This type of organic sedimentary rock is burned as fuel...causing much pollution in the process.
What is Coal?
300
Rock is forced underground because of the very slow collisions of these massive objects.
What are tectonic plates?
300
Forces such as weathering and erosion are called this, because of their tendency to demolish rock.
What is a destructive force?
400
Minerals that break apart unevenly are said to have a fracture. Minerals that break apart cleanly along a flat plane are said to have this property.
What is cleavage?
400
Rocks like granite have their colors determined by these.
What are its minerals?
400
Rocks formed from the crystallization of minerals dissolved in water are known by this name.
What are chemical rocks?
400
The sedimentary rock shale can be exposed to heat and pressure, which can morph it into this type of rock.
What is slate?
400
In certain places under the ocean, Earth's plates are moving apart. We refer to such places by this name.
What is a mid-ocean ridge?
500
One of the most common types of crystal structures, this six sided pattern is exhibited by quartz.
What is Hexagonal?
500
This type of igneous rock has been used for centuries for daggers and blades because of its tendency to chip off sharp edges.
What is obsidian?
500
Because of the calcite in this type of rock, statues made of this are very vulnerable to acid rain.
What is Limestone?
500
The leaning Tower of Pisa was made from this type of even-grained metamorphic rock.
What is marble?
500
Around this many rock-forming minerals make up most of the rocks in Earth's crust.
What is 20?
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