Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Fossils
Properties
100
This process causes many rocks to break into sediments?
What is erosion?
100
Magma is called this when it reaches the surface.
What is lava?
100
Rocks can change form because of these two things.
What are heat and pressure?
100
Fossilized tree sap
What is amber?
100
scratched with a rock to show a color
What is a streak plate?
200
Sedimentary rocks form in these.
What are layers?
200
Igneous rocks that harden very fast are also known as this.
What is volcanic glass?
200
Metamorphic rocks can spread out and break along these.
What are bands?
200
This forms inside a mold.
What is a cast?
200
The way light bounces off a mineral or rock.
What is luster?
300
Age expressed using words like older, oldest, younger, or youngest.
What is relative age?
300
This igneous rock is the state rock of North Carolina.
What is granite?
300
The process by by which rocks continuously change from one type to another.
What is the rock cycle?
300
Limestone becomes this when exposed to heat and pressure. It is often used to make statues.
What is marble?
300
a penny, a nail, and a fingernail
What are objects used to test the hardness of a rock?
400
These are often found in sedimentary rocks.
What are fossils?
400
The meaning of the word igneous.
What is "fire-made"?
400
The meaning of the word metamorphic.
What is "changed in form"?
400
Areas where fossil corals are found were once this type of area.
What is tropical?
400
Scientists who study properties of rocks to tell how rocks may have formed.
What are geologists?
500
This rock is made up of fine mud particles cemented together.
What is shale?
500
Rocks formed with fine, small grains formed this way.
What is quickly?
500
True or False: Gneiss is a metamorphic rock.
What is true?
500
Turned to stone
What is petrified?
500
The way a rock splits or breaks apart.
What is cleavage?
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