Rock Cycle
Rocks
Minerals
Rock Classification
Earth Core
100
Every rock starts from where
Volcano
100
What is an example of a Sedimentary rock?
Limestone, sandstone, mudstone
100
What is a mineral?
The purest substance found in rocks
100
What are Four ways to classify a rock?
Shape, Color, Texture, Luster
100
What layer of the earth do we live on?
The Crust
200
After a Volcanic eruption comes which rock?
Igneous rock
200
What is an example of a sedimentary rock?
Limestone, sandstone, mudstone
200
A mineral that is shiny has which type of luster? Give an example of one?
Metallic, Galena, pyrite, magnetite
200
What are three ways to describe rock fragments? And how do you see them?
Coarse - seen with eyes fine - Seen with magnifying glass very fine - seen with a microscope
200
The Mantle occurs above the outer core? True or False? Explain why
True, the mantle is above the outer core and below the crust
300
A sedimentary rock does not form by erosion? True or False
False
300
What is an example of an igneous rock?
granite
300
A mineral that is green and not shiny has which type of luster?
Earthy, non metallic
300
What are different textures we see in rocks? Name 3?
Smooth, rough, bumpy, sharp
300
The outer core is found at the center of the earth? True or False? Explain why.
False, the inner core is found at the center of the earth.
400
After a sedimentary rock is formed what comes next and how?
Through changes in Temperature and Pressure a metamorphic rock forms.
400
What is an example of a metamorphic rock?
marble
400
Quartz is not a mineral? True or False
False
400
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
igneous rocks erode and deposit in different layers.
400
The inner core contains which two minerals?
Nickle and Iron
500
How does the rock cycle restart?
Metamorphic rocks melt down into magma and erupt again from a volcano
500
What sedimentary rock does marble form from?
Limestone
500
Quartz luster is?
Glassy
500
What is the color of the mineral Feldspar
Pink
500
Which layer of the earth is as hot as the sun?
The inner core
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