Minerals
Igneous Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
The Rock Cycle
100
This is a naturally occurring, generally inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.
What is a mineral
100
This is a natural, solid mixture of particles.
What is a rock
100
Formed when solid rocks are squeezed, heated, or exposed to fluids, changing them into new rocks.
What are metamorphic rocks
100
This is a rock that is broken down into smaller pieces or that is dissolved in water.
What is sediment
100
The series of processes that change one rock into another is called the ________ __________.
What is rock cycle
200
Substances must be in this form to be considered a mineral.
What is a solid
200
Formed from molten, or liquid rock, material called magma.
What are igneous rocks
200
To be considered metamorphic, rocks must stay ______ as they change.
What is solid
200
Two examples of sediments produced from solid rock.
What are rocks, gravel, pebbles, and sand
200
Igneous rocks that undergo heat and pressure change into these types of rocks.
What are metamorphic
300
You can test a mineral's _________ by observing how easily it is scratched.
What is hardness
300
Magma at Earth's surface is now called this.
What is lava
300
The original rock that is changed is called this.
What is the parent rock
300
These two things change sediment grains into rock.
What is compaction and cementation
300
Melted metamorphic rock is called ____________.
What is magma
400
This is the color or powder of a mineral.
What is streak
400
Because lava cools quickly at Earth's surface, the crystals within in it are ______________.
What is small
400
Heat, pressure, and hot fluids composed mainly of water and carbon dioxide applied to the parent rock cause the growth of new _________ __________.
What are mineral grains
400
Sediment is changed into sedimentary rock as grains are ___________ by the weight of the material above them.
What is compressed
400
Igneous rock that has been uplifted and experienced weathering and erosion, are broken into ____________.
What are sediments
500
These are 5 methods used for identifying minerals.
What are hardness, color, streak, luster, crystal shape, cleavage and fracture, and density
500
Two ways that basalt and granite differ are...
What is texture and mineral composition
500
Metamorphism can change a rock's _______ or _________.
What are texture and composition.
500
Forces that cause __________, such as water, wind, ice, and gravity move sediment to new locations.
What is erosion
500
The process of traveling through the rock cycle generally takes _______________________ of years.
What is many thousands to many millions
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