Honk!
Beep!
Boom!
Crash!
Bang!
100
What is the process that helps form existing rock into metamorphic rock?
Heat and Pressure
100
A mineral's ________ is the ability to resist being scratched.
Luster Streak Hardness
Hardness
100
____________ rocks form when rock buried deep inside the Earth change with heat and pressure.
Metamorphic
100
Molten rock material found on the Earth's surface is _________.
Molten or semi-molten rock material found under the Earth's surface is__________.
Fill in the blanks: Magma, Lava
lava, magma
100
True or False: Rocks, especially sedimentary rocks can be formed from the remains of plants and animals.
True
212
What is one of the processes that help form sedimentary rock?
Weathering, Erosion, Compaction and Cementation
212
What is the Mohs Hardness Scale?
A 1-10 scale that ranks the hardness of a mineral.
212
Which of these is formed when minerals combine?
Water Air Rocks Soil
Rocks
212
The process where sediment becomes glued together is called _________________.
Weathering Erosion Cementation
Cementation
212
Minerals are made out of rocks.
True or False
False
300
_________ rock that has cooled fast can look like glass.
Igneous
300
When you rub a mineral against a white tile, it's ________ is left behind.
Hardness Streak Luster
Streak
300
These rocks pictured below are _______________ rocks.
igneous metamorphic sedimentary
Sedimentary
300
What is the process called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?
Crystallization Weathering Melting Compression
Weathering
300
What is the Rock Cycle?
It is a process that forms and recycles rocks.
400
These rocks pictured below are ______________ rocks.
sedimentary igneous metamorphic
Igneous
400
Which indicator would NOT be used when identifying a mineral?
Weighing It Color Hardness
Weighing It
400
Rocks formed by being compacted under many layers of rock and without heat are __________________.
sedimentary rocks
400
___________ are small pieces of rocks broken down.
Volcanoes Sediments Minerals
Sediments
400
A fossil was found in a rock. What type of rock is it?
sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, igneous rock
sedimentary rock
500
When sediments get compacted and cemented it forms what type of rock?
sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, igneous rock
sedimentary rock
500
On the Mohs Hardness Scale, which mineral is the hardest?
Talc Diamond Quartz Feldspar
Diamond
500
When heat and pressure are applied to any rock, it forms what type of rock?
sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock or igneous rock
metamorphic rock
500
Which type of igneous material cools fastest?
Lava, Magma or Sediments
Lava
500
When magma cools it forms what type of rock?
sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock or igneous rock
igneous rock