Rocks
High pressure can change an igneous rock into a...
What is a Metamorphic Rock.
Which group of rocks is more likely to contain fossils?
What is a sedimentary rock.
The molten material below the surface of the Earth is called...
What is magma.
The property of a mineral that depends on how it breaks.
CLEAVAGE OR FRACTURE
Rocks are classified into these 3 main groups based on
IGNEOUS, SEDIMENTARY, METAMORPHIC
Granite, an igneous, is broken down by weathering and deposited. What rock type will this deposit most likely become?
What is sedimentary.
Magma on or near the surface of the Earth is called...
What is lava
The color of powder that a mineral leaves is called
STREAK
In the Rock Cycle what happens to magma and lava once they cool and harden?
What is they form igneous rock.
An igneous rock beneath earth's surface is subjected too extreme heat and pressure. Most likely will ...
What is become a metamorphic rock.
A solid in nature that is made of one or more minerals is called a...
What is rock.
Rocks are made of these
MINERALS
TRUE OR FALSE
All rocks are made up of two or more minerals, but minerals are never made of rocks.
What is TRUE.
mineral grains, rock pieces, and shell fragments are called this
What is .SEDIMENT
The way the light bounces off a mineral is called...
What is luster.
This scientists developed a scale for the property of hardness
Who is MOH
What 5 processes form sedimentary rocks?
What is WEATHERING EROSION DEPOSITION compacting and cementing.
Granite, an igneous rock, is broken down by weathering and deposited. What rock type will this deposit most likely become?
What is a Sedimentary rock.
A mineral's ability to scratch another mineral is its...
What is hardness.
5 properties of minerals
COLOR LUSTER HARDNESS STREAK FRACTURE OR CLEAVAGE