Streams and Rivers
The bend in a stream or river
What is a meander?
A strange boulder moved by a glacier that doesn't fit its surroundings
What is an erratic
Rock type that is cooled lava
What is igneous?
Material used to test if the hardness of a mineral is more than or less than 5.5
What is a piece of glass?
Judges barbecue competitions
Who is Ms. Walton?
An area where water will often overflow the banks and spread outward.
What is a flood plain
Material that is left behind by a glacier
What is glacial drift?
Rock type that is formed through cementing and compacting sediment
What is sedimentary?
A supply used to test the powder color of a mineral
What is a streak plate?
Gets a Starbucks each morning at HyVee
Who is Mr. Doherty?
Term used to describe the steepness of a river
A pile of rocks and sediment that was pushed my a boulder
What is Moraine?
Forms when rocks are melted under the surface
What is magma?
The hardness rating of your fingernail
What is 2.5?
Was born in Belgium
Who is Mr. Hemphill?
Area at the mouth of a stream where sediment builds up
What is a delta
Body of water formed by a buried glacier that melts
What is a kettle lake?
Rock type formed from heat and pressure
What is Metamorphic?
The two terms that describe how a mineral breaks
What is fracture and cleavage
The teacher that was a college baseball player at the U of MN
Who is Mr. McGrath?
The longest river in the world
What is the Nile?
Freezing temps and more snow than melt
What are 2 factors needed to form glaciers?
Process needed to turn metamorphic rock into sediment
What is erosion
The hardest mineral on Mohs hardness scale
What is diamond
The teacher with the best foreign accents
Who is Mr. Schlotfeldt?