Classifying Rocks
*A rock is a _______ (state of matter) made of one or more ________ found in Earth's _________
solid; minerals; crust
*Plants, water, solar energy from the sun, and wind are all examples of ___________ resources.
renewable
**Volcanic rocks
igneous
*Define erosion
the movement of Earth's materials
What do we call scientists that study the Earth?
Geologists
*A scale of 1-10 would measure what aspectof a mineral?
hardness
*Why can we not use ocean water to drink, water vegetables, or fill up Lake Okeechobee?
It contains too much salt.
A conglomerate rock is a type of ____________ rock that is _________________________
sedimentary rock; cemented together
*What is the process called of breaking down minerals?
Weathering
*What tool would a scientist in a lab most effectively use to study tiny crystal structures found on a rock?
microscope
*Shiny would be an adjective use to describe a rock's ________.
luster
Hydroelectric dams are used to turn the resource of _______ (adjective) ___________ (noun) into stored ________ (energy)
moving water into stored electricity
*A rock buried miles deep into the earth's crust near the mantle will likely be what type of rock?
metamorphic
*Aside from being the "start," define the purpose of the ocean in the water cycle
It holds the majority of Earth's water.
*Is the process below weathering, erosion, or neither:
Granite, and igneous rock, with heat and pressure applied to it, becomes gneiss.
neither
**Daily Double: Two rocks of similar color, luster, size, and shape are given to you. What could you run to determine how they are different?
Streak test (measures hardness)
**Explain why silver, cobalt, iron, oil, and natural gasses are non-renewable resources
It takes millions of years for the Earth to create these resources/ Earth cannot naturally make more of them.
*Explain why fossils are only found in sedimentary rocks
sedimentary are the only rocks that due not form due to a heat source.
*Which of the following can cause erosion? Choose all that apply:
Sunlight, rivers, rain, ocean, gravity, animals
rivers, rain, ocean, gravity, animals
*What would be an easy tool for a 5th grader to use to better see the grains and luster of a rock?
magnifying glass
**Diamonds are made from __________, due to immense _________ and _________. The number of their ____________ is ____.
carbon; heat and pressure; hardness is 10
*A mineral such as phosphate is mined in Florida. It is used on golf courses. What is its purpose?
grass fertilizer
Obsidian is an example of an _________ _______ rock. Granite is an example of an __________ _______ rock.
extrusive igneous; intrusive igneous
What is one of the common cause of mountain ranges?
One tectonic plate pushing underneath another.
Explain why I am able to find fossils of marine life in Ocala, Florida, despite the fact that it is more than 60 miles from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean
Florida used to be underwater.