Weathering, Erosion, Deposition
The processes that breaks down rocks and creates sediments
Weathering
Solid, inorganic substance that has a definite crystal structure
Mineral
The process of rocks constantly changing from one form to another
Rock Cycle
Process that take magma and turns it into an igneous rock
Cooling, Crystallization, Hardening
Wind and Solar are examples
Renewable Resources
Movement of sediments because of wind
Erosion
When you call a mineral “metallic”, you are talking about the mineral's
Luster
Two type of igneous rocks
Intrustive and Extrusive
Sediments
Mineral products (ores) and Fossil Fuels are examples
Non-renewable resources
Process by which minerals are changed by natural processes into new substances
Chemical Weathering
If a mineral naturally breaks along flat surfaces, we can say that mineral has
Cleavage
Burning fossil fuels releases this gas into the atmosphere
Carbon Dioxide
Rocks that forms when molten material cools and hardens
Igneous Rocks
Cost is a main challenge related to this type of resource
Renewable Resources
When gravity pulls sediments out of wind or moving water
Deposition
This is an example of an ore
Gold, iron, aluminum
The result of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere
Global temperatures rise
Sedimentary rock
This element is the building block of fossil fuels
Carbon
This is an example of an agent of erosion
Wind, water or gravity
The mineral mica breaks evenly along flat sheets (has cleavage) mainly because of its
Crystal structure, arrangement of atoms
Name 3 minerals
(many answers)
The three processes that turn igneous rocks into sediments, sediments into sedimentary rock and sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock
Weathering and Erosion, Compaction, Heat and Pressure
Fossil fuels are natural resources that formed from what
The remains of plants and animals compressed over millions of years