Minerals
Gems, Ores, and Crystals
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
100
A mineral is what kind of solid material found in nature
What is inorganic
100
Gems must be what to be used for jewelery
What is clear
100
The two types of igneous rocks are called
What is intrusive and extrusive
100
The three kinds of sedimentary rocks are called
What is detridal, chemical, and organic
100
The two kinds of metamorphic rocks are called
What is foliated and nonfoliated
200
If a mineral has this it will lbreak in pieces with smooth, regular surfaces.
What is cleavage
200
Diamonds are a form of this element.
What is carbon
200
This is produced when melted rock cools and hardens to form igneous rocks.
What is rocks
200
Sedimentary rock is heated and squeezed to form metamorphic rock during what
What is the rock cycle
200
This type of metamorphic rock has no distinct layers or bands
What is nonfoliated
300
A mineral is this if it contains something useful and can be sold for a profit.
What is an ore
300
This is called an ore if it contains enough of a useful substance that it can be sold for profit
What is a mineral
300
The size of mineral crystals in igneous rocks depends on this
What is the time it takes to cool
300
This type of sedimentary rock is made of grains of minerals or other rocks that have moved and been deposited in layers.
What is detrital rocks
300
The word metamorphic means what
What is change of form
400
This describes how light reflects from a mineral.
What is luster
400
Crystals are a solid material with a repeating pattern of this
What is atoms
400
Igneous rocks that form when melted rock cools on Earth's surface
What is extrusive
400
This is sedimentary rock that is formed from living matter that has died and been compressed.
What is organic rock.
400
Two factors that can produce metamorphic rocks
What is heat and pressure
500
This has distinct bands of minerals that have been heated and squeezed into parallel layers.
What is foliated rock
500
Intrusive rocks have this kind of crystals because they cool slowly.
What is large
500
This cools to form igneous rock
What is magma
500
This is sedimentary rock that is formed from the evaporation of a solution.
What is chemical rock.
500
This forms when the quartz sand grains in sandstone recrystallize after they are squeezed and heated.
What is quartzite
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