Minerals
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Rock Cycle
100
The softest mineral
What is talc?
100
Materials that igneous rocks form from.
What is lava and magma?
100
A type of rock composed of pieces of other rocks and minerals cemented together from pressure.
What are sedimentary rocks?
100
Metamorphic rocks are formed from these three types of rock.
What is igneous, sedimentary and other metamorphic rocks?
100
Cycle that rocks and minerals go through over millions of years turning one rock type into another.
What is the rock cycle?
200
The hardest mineral.
What is diamond?
200
Formed when lava cools quickly.
What are extrusive igneous rocks?
200
A sedimentary rock that contains visible pebbles cemented together.
What is a conglomerate rock?
200
How metamorphic rocks are classified.
What is foliated and nonfoliated?
200
Rock containing useful materials that can be mined for a profit.
What is an ore?
300
The property of a mineral to be separated into sheets or layers.
What is cleavage?
300
Igneous rocks that form at or on the Earth's surface.
What are extrusive igneous rocks?
300
A rock made from plant material that has been compressed over millions of years.
What is coal?
300
Metamorphic rock formed from shale.
What is slate?
300
Forces causing the rock cycle.
What is plate movements and erosion?
400
A mineral's resistance to scratch.
What is hardness?
400
Igneous rocks that are formed below the Earth's surface.
What are intrusive igneous rocks?
400
A common white sedimentary rock that you might find in a driveway.
What is limestone?
400
Characteristic of metamorphic rocks that have layers.
What is foliated?
400
Two processes that turn rock into sediments.
What is weathering and erosion?
500
One or more of these make up a mineral.
What is an element?
500
Forms when magma cools slowly but does not form when it cools quickly.
What are large crystals or mineral grains?
500
An example of a detrital sedimentary rock that is common in this area.
What is sandstone?
500
The three conditions on Earth that cause metamorphic rocks to form.
What is heat, pressure, and hot fluids?
500
Law that governs the rock cycle.
What is the Law of Conservation of Matter?
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