Rocks and Minerals
Properties
Fossils 1
Fossils 2
Earth's Surface
100
Rocks are made of this.
What are minerals?
100
The distinct hues used to classify rocks and minerals but not the most reliable is this.
What is color?
100
When a plant or animal dies, the soft parts to this or are eaten.
What is decay?
100
Fossils are ________ by putting the pieces together so they look like the original animal.
What is assembled?
100
The shaking, rolling, or sudden shock of the Earth’s surface is called this.
What are earthquakes?
200
Solid materials that make up the outer layer of Earth.
What are rocks?
200
This determines how well rocks and minerals resist scratching.
What is hardness?
200
A shallow print or impression is called this. An example would be an animal track.
What is an imprint?
200
This means to rot away or decompose.
What is decay?
200
These occur when pressure builds up within the volcano.
What are eruptions?
300
These are formed from hot, molten rock that has cooled and hardened.
What are igneous rocks?
300
The color of a crushed minerals powder.
What is streak?
300
This is a hollow form in a specific shape.
What is a mold?
300
Most fossils are found in this type of rocks.
What are sedimentary rocks?
300
This is a large ocean wave that is typically caused by an earthquake that happens underwater or a volcanic eruption.
What is a tsunami?
400
Rocks that look like bits of sand glued together in a clump are classified as this.
What are sedimentary rocks?
400
This describes how shiny a rock or mineral is.
What is luster?
400
Insects sometimes get trapped in tree sap and turn to this.
What is amber?
400
The hard parts of a dead plant or animal usually become this.
What are fossils?
400
These occur when dirt, pebbles, rocks, and boulders slide down a slope together.
What are landslides?
500
A rock that has been changed by heat, pressure, or both is called this.
What are metamorphic rocks?
500
This is when a mineral breaks into smooth, flat surfaces.
What is cleavage?
500
A fossil that is formed inside a mold is called this.
What is a cast?
500
If you keep something the way you found it, you have done this.
What is preserved it?
500
This is the removal of rock and dirt from the Earth's crust.
What is erosion?
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