Rocks
The Crust
True or false? All minerals must be shiny.
False
True or false?
Weathering is what breaks down rocks into tiny pieces
called sediment.
True
The Inner Core
Which of these items is NOT made up of a mineral?
a) blanket
b)jewelry
c) buildings
jewelry
Which rock is formed by heat and pressure?
Metamorphic
True or False? The softest mineral is talc.
Water can _____ inside a tiny crack of a rock and split it into two smaller pieces.
freeze
When magma is outside the earth, it is called ______.
lava
On the Mohs Hardness scale which is the hardest mineral?
Diamond
What type of rock is made up of fossils, rocks, sand over millions of years?
Sedimentary Rock
On the Mohs Hardness scale which is the hardest mineral?
Diamond
True or false? Weathering can happen is from different plants or animals breaking down a rock.
True
Cooled lava will create a _______ rock.
extrusive igneous.
_______ is liquid rock that is still under Earth’s surface.
Magma
the rock cycle
What is the difference between rocks and minerals?
a) minerals are prettier?
b) minerals are non-living
c) rocks are made up of minerals
c) rocks are made up of minerals
The process by which ice, rain and wind move or change a rock is called..
Weathering
A cone volcano has ____ lava.
Thick
Scientist who study the earth, rocks and minerals are called...
Geologist
Which type of rock means "to change"?
Metamorphic
Which of the following is NOT a property of minerals?
a) colour
b)streak
c) size
d) hardness
c) size
There are cone and _________ volcanos.
shield
_________ in the water or minerals in the sediment help the pieces STICK together. This eventually makes a sedimentary rock.
Chemicals