Rock Types
What rock type is fragments of other rocks?
Sedimentary Rock
True or False: All minerals must be a solid
True
What color is quartz?
White
When an erosion occurs what rock does a metamorphic rock become?
Sedimentary rock
How many types of rocks are there?
Three
What Rock type forms from magma/lava?
Igneous Rock
True or False: Minerals can be organic
False, all miners must be inorganic
How do you test the streak of a mineral?
Scratch on streak plate- color of minerals powder
What two things have to happen to make metamorphism?
Heat and pressure
What are the three types of rocks?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
What rock type is formed by heat and pressure?
Metamorphic Rock
True or False: Not all minerals have to be naturally occurring
False, all minerals have to be naturally occurring
How do you find the density of a mineral?
Mass divided by Volume
When going from a metamorphic rock to magma, what has to happen?
High heat (melting)
How do metamorphic rocks form?
By heat or pressure underground
How many types of sedimentary rocks are there?
Five
True or False: There are only SOME minerals that are crystalline
False, all minerals are crystalline
What is the fracture of a mineral?
Pattern in which a mineral breaks
True
What are sedimentary rocks made of?
Multiple sediments squeezed together
How many types of metamorphism are there?
True or False: All minerals have specific chemical composition
True
What is cleavage of a mineral?
Tendency to break on planes of weakness
What is crystallization?
Formation of crystals at different temperatures
Geology