Minerals
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Rock Cycle
100
The number of characteristics a mineral needs to have in order to be called a mineral.
What is 5?
100
The 2 processes most responsible for forming igneous rocks.
What is melting and solidification?
100
Name any 2 of the main processes necessary for producing sedimentary rocks
What is "compaction, cementation, weathering, erosion, or deposition?"
100
The 2 main processes responsible for creating metamorphic rocks
What is heat and pressure?
100
This is the process that breaks rock into smaller pieces
What is weathering?
200
The tendency of a mineral to break along flat planes.
What is cleavage?
200
These igneous rocks are light in color and low in density
What is felsic?
200
These category of sedimentary rocks are made of pieces of other rocks
What is clastic?
200
The classification of metamorphic rocks that means layered or banded
What is foliated?
200
This is the process that moves sediments to a new location. Accomplished by wind, water and glaciers
What is erosion?
300
The scale used to measure the hardness of a mineral
What is Moh's Scale?
300
These igneous rocks were formed on the surface of the earth
What is extrusive or volcanic?
300
This is the term used to describe sedimentary rocks made from remains of living things
What is bioclastic?
300
Created from the metamorphism of sandstone
What is quartzite?
300
This is the process of dropping sediments that have been moved to a new location
What is deposition?
400
The way a mineral reflects light
What is luster?
400
This is determined by how fast or slow the rock cools
What is grain size or texture?
400
This sedimentary rock is made from clay particles?
What is shale?
400
This is a fine grained metamorphic rock created by contact metamorphism only
What is hornfels?
400
The main idea of the rock cycle
What is "All Rocks Come From Other Rocks"?
500
The hardest mineral.
What is diamond?
500
This igneous rock is felsic and has many holes in it from escaping gases
What is pumice?
500
The 3 rocks created from precipitates and evaporites
What is rock salt, rock gypsum, and dolostone?
500
Created by low grade metamorphism of shale
What is slate?
500
Scientists believe that these were the first rocks to exist on Earth
What is igneous?
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