Minerals
Mineral Chracteristics
Rocks
Rock Cycle
Random
100
All minerals must be in a __________ state of matter.
What is solid?
100
The physical property used to describe how the surface of a mineral reflects light.
What is luster?
100

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

A naturally occurring, solid combination of one or more minerals or organic matter.

What is a rock?

100
A series of geologic processes in which rock can form, change from one type to another, be destroyed and form again.
What is the rock cycle?
100

What layer of Earth is the thinnest?

Crust

200
All minerals must be made by ____________.
What is naturally occurring? (made by nature)
200
The test to determine the true color of a mineral.
What is streak?
200
This rock type can be made of pieces of shells and grains of sand.
What is sedimentary rock?
200
Layers of sediment become compressed over time to form __________ rock.
What is sedimentary?
200

Do rocks always follow the same steps when they go through the rock cycle? (YES OR NO)

No

300
An orderly, repeating, arrangement of atoms within a mineral is its __________________.
What is crystal structure?
300
Moh's scale measures the __________ of a mineral.
What is hardness?
300
Rock that cools quickly outside of a volcano.
What is extrusive igneous rock?
300
A rock that forms from the melting and cooling of other rocks.
What is igneous rock?
300

What layer of Earth contains continental and oceanic crust?

Lithosphere 

400
All minerals must have a definite ____________ composition.
What is chemical?
400
Describes the sizes, shapes, and positions of the grains that make up the rock.
What is texture?
400
Rock that is changed from one type of rock into another through extreme temperatures and pressure.
What is metamorphic?
400
Changes in temperature or pressure, or chemical processes transform existing rock into ________ rock.
What is metamorphic?
400

The cementing of small pieces of rock or shell causes _______ rocks to form.

Sedimentary 

500
All minerals must be ____________, meaning they did not come from living things.
What is inorganic?
500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Ratio between a mineral's mass and volume.

What is density?

500

Rocks can be classified into what three major groups?

Igneous Rock, Metamorphic Rock and Sedimentary Rock

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY 

Repeated temperature changes can cause a rock to break down into smaller pieces is known as ______________.

What is weathering?

500

What layer of Earth is the thickest?

Mantle

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