Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Minerals
Hodge-Podge
100
What are Igneous Rocks made up of?
Magma.
100
What is a sedimentary rock made up of?
Sediments
100
What does metamorphic mean?
Change in form?
100
What is the softest mineral?
talc
100
True or false: every rock type has a subgroup
false
200
What are the two subgroups?
Intrusive and extrusive.
200
Which one is a sedimentary rock? A)Granite B)Breccia C)Obsidian D)Soapstone
B)Breccia
200
How many kinds of metamorphic rocks are there?
Infinite!!!
200
What is the hardest mineral?
diamond
200
What is the difference between a mineral and a rock?
Minerals make up rocks.
300
Which one is an Igneous Rock? A)Sandstone B)Shale C)Granite D)Mica
C) Granite
300
What process do sediments have to go through before becoming Sedimentary rocks?
Lithification
300
What are metamorphic rocks made of?
The parent rock.
300
How do you identify how hard a mineral is?
Moh's Scale of Hardness
300
What is the rock cycle?
The cycle of how rocks are formed.
400
Can Igneous rocks turn back into magma?
Yes.
400
Name three Sedimentary rocks.
Sandstone, Breccia, Claystone, Mudstone, Limestone
400
What process do they go through to turn into metamorphic rocks?
heat and pressure.
400
What are rocks made up of?
Minerals
400
True or false: rocks and minerals are the same thing.
false.
500
True or False? Obsidian is an Igneous Rock?
True.
500
Do sedimentary rocks come from magma?
No
500
What is the most common metamorphic rock? How do you pronounce it?
Gneiss (Nice)
500
How many minerals are in one rock?
impossible (different every time)
500
What is the order of Moh's Scale of Hardness?
talc, gypsum, calcite, apatite, orthoclase feldspar, quartz, topaz, corundum, diamond (1000 points)
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