Rocks
A solid material made of one or more different minerals
What is a Rock?
A natural, inorganic solid substance that has definite chemical composition and crystal structure; the "ingredients" of rocks
What is a Mineral?
Any type of rock can turn back into magma if it undergoes what process?
What is Melting?
Solar, wind, and hydropower are all examples of what type of energy?
What is Renewable?
A type of rock formed by cooled magma or lava; its name comes from the Latin word for fire
What is Igneous?
A mineral property that is measured on a scale from 1 to 10 that can be tested by scratching the mineral on different objects
What is Hardness?
What are the small, weathered pieces of rocks called?
What are Sediments?
A type of energy that CANNOT be replenished within a human lifetime is called...
What is Nonrenewable?
This type of rock is made up of weathered pieces of other rocks and can include fossils of plants and animals
What is Sedimentary?
How light reflects off the surface of a mineral; how shiny a mineral is
What is Luster?
If any type of rock is subjected to great ____ and ________, it can become metamorphic.
What is Heat and Pressure?
This term describes the three nonrenewable energy sources that require burning to release energy (and also release pollutants into the atmosphere)
What are Fossil Fuels?
What is metamorphic?
A mineral property that can be tested by rubbing the mineral on a white, porcelain plate to see the color of the mineral’s powder
What is Streak Color?
"The Two C's" that help sediment turn into a sedimentary rock.
What are Compaction and Cementation?
Hydropower and wind power use motion to spin _________ that are connected to a generator that generates electricity.
What are Turbines?
An intrusive igneous rock forms from cooled ______, is coarse-grained, and has ______ crystals
What is Magma, Large?
The only mineral that reacts to HCl acid
Magma cools into an _________ igneous rock, while lava cools into an _________ igneous rock.
A nonrenewable energy source that is relatively safe for the environment and is considered sustainable; the process for obtaining this energy requires the splitting or merging of an atom
What is Nuclear Energy?