Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Minerals
Other
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How are sedimentary rocks made?
Material at the Earth's surface and within bodies of water.
100
How are Igneous rocks formed?
Hardened lava/magma
100
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
From the transformation of existing rock types
100
What are the 3 properties of minerals?
Hardness, colour and luster
100
What do we call the process in which rocks change from one type to another?
A rock cycle
200
How is sedimentary rock useful for civil engineering?
Construction of roads, houses, tunnels, canals or other constructions.
200
Which type of rock is The Canadian Shield mostly covered in?
Igneous rocks
200
Metamorphic rocks take makes up a large portion of what?
The Earth's crust.
200
What is the hardest mineral?
Diamond
200
Which type of rocks form layers?
Sedimentary
300
Sedimentary rocks are deposited in layers as strata, forming a structure called?
Bedding
300
How many types of igneous rocks are there?
Over 700
300
How are metamorphic rocks important for scientific research?
They provide information about the temperatures and pressures that occur at great depths within the Earth's crust.
300
What is luster?
The property that describes the way that light reflects off the surface of a mineral.
300
Which rock will you most likely find fossils in?
Sedimentary
400
Sedimentary rock strata is the main source for scientific knowledge about?
The Earth's history
400
Do igneous rocks form with or without crystallization?
Both
400
What are some examples of metamorphic rocks?
gneiss, slate, marble, schist, quartzite etc.
400
What tests are used to find out the kind of mineral?
Moh's Scale for Hardness, Streak test, acid test, looking at color, luster etc.
400
True or False: The rock cycle has one start and one stop.
False. The rock cycle is never ending
500
The study of sedimentary rocks is called?
Sedimentology
500
Most igneous rocks are found where?
Beneath the surface of the Earth.
500
The original rock (protolith) is subjected to?
Heat and pressure.
500
Which scale do you use to measure hardness?
Mohs' hardness scale
500
What are ores?
Rocks that are mined because they contain useful minerals or substances.
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