THE ROCK CYCLE
VOCABULARY
ROCKS,ROCKS,ROCKS!
MINERALS
THE LETTER "T"
100
THE PROCESS OF WEARING AWAY ROCKS BY NATURAL CAUSES
What is WEATHERING
100
A NATURAL SOLID MADE OF ONE OR MORE MINERALS
What is ROCK
100
CEMENTED SEDIMENTS FORM THIS TYPE OF ROCK
What is SEDIMENTARY ROCK
100
A NATURALLY OCCURRING, NONLIVING SOLID THAT HAS A SPECIFIC CHEMICAL MAKEUP AND A CRYSTALLINE OR REPEATING STRUCTURE
What is A MINERAL
100
A GEOMETRIC FIGURE WITH THREE SIDES AND ANGLES
What is A TRIANGLE
200
THE KIND OF ROCK YOU GET WHEN YOU HAVE A LOT OF HEAT AND PRESSURE
What is METAMORPHIC
200
ROCK THAT FORMS WHEN MELTED ROCK COOLS AND HARDENS
What is IGNEOUS ROCK
200
WHEN ROCK IS CHANGED BY HEAT AND PRESSURE IT FORMS THIS TYPE OF ROCK
What is METAMORPHIC ROCK
200
THE COLOR OF A POWDER LEFT BEHIND WHEN YOU RUB A MINERAL AGAINST A ROUGH WHITE TILE
What is STREAK
200
THE POPULAR DRINK THE COLONIST THREW OVER BOARD IN PROTEST OF THIS ACT
What is TEA
300
THE PROCESS OF WEARING AWAY AND REMOVING SEDIMENT BY WIND, WATER, OR ICE
What is EROSION
300
COOLED ABOVE GROUND, WITH SMALL MINERAL CRYSTALS
What is EXTRUSIVE IGNEOUS ROCK
300
IN GREEK IT MEANS "TO CHANGE"
What is METAMORPHOSIS
300
THE WAY A MINERAL'S SURFACE REFLECTS LIGHT
What is LUSTER
300
WE ARE 5-4
What is TEAM
400
THE CONTINUOUS PROCESS IN WHICH ONE TYPE OF ROCK CHANGES INTO ANOTHER TYPE
What is THE ROCK CYCLE
400
COOLS BELOW THE EARTH'S SURFACE, WITH LARGE MINERAL CRYSTALS
What is INTRUSIVE IGNEOUS ROCK
400
A TYPE OF IGNEOUS ROCK, IT IS ALSO CALLED VOLCANIC GLASS BECAUSE OF ITS BLACK, GLASS LIKE APPEARANCE
What is OBSIDIAN
400
A MINERAL'S ABILITY TO RESIST BEING SCRATCHED
What is HARDNESS
400
A SPORT PLAYED WITH A BALL AND RACKET BY 2 TO 4 PLAYERS ON A RECTANGULAR COURT
What is TENNIS
500
PROVIDES ADDITIONAL NUTRIENTS THAT PLANTS NEED TO GROW
What is HUMUS
500
THIS PROCESS IN WHICH SEDIMENT SETTLES OUT OF WATER AND IS DROPPED BY THE WIND
What is DEPOSITION
500
MADE UP OF TINY BITS AND PIECES OF SAND THIS COMMON SEDIMENTARY ROCK IS BROWN IN COLOR
What is SANDSTONE
500
THE NAME OF THE SCALE THAT SCIENTIST USE TO RANK MINERALS ACCORDING TO THEIR HARDNESS
What is MOH'S HARDNESS SCALE
500
THE HOLIDAY WE CELEBRATE ON THE 4TH THURSDAY IN NOVEMBER
What is THANKSGIVING
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