Vocabulary
Concepts
Inquiry Skills
Critical Thinking
100
rock that forms when small grains of rock are pressed together and become cemented
What is sedimentary rock
100
John describes a mineral as being "waxy." Name the property of a mineral he is describing.
What is luster
100
Suppose you have a piece of clay and you sprinkle uncooked rice on it to represent rocks and soil on a mountain. Which would least likely to cause the process of erosion in this model a)place the clay and rice under water b)place the clay and rice in the freezer c)place the clay and rice in front of a fan
What is choice C-place clay/rice in front of a fan
100
Monica found a clear mineral and she wanted to identify its hardness. She tried to scratch it with her fingernail, a penny and a steel nail. None of these worked. She scratched this mineral with topaz and it left a scratch. The mineral she found was also able to scratch glass. Identify the mineral Monica could have found.
What is quartz
200
the color of powder left behind when rubbing a mineral against a white tile
What is streak
200
This is the process in which a sedimentary rock will change into another sedimentary rock.
What is weathering
200
Bob found a mineral sample that had a white streak and was so soft that his fingernail scratched it. Identify the mineral and tell how you know
What is talc. Talc's hardness on the Moh's Harndess Scale is about a 1.
200
Suppose you found a rock near a volcano. It has small mineral crystals. Name the rock it might be and where it could have formed.
What is an igneous rock that formed near the Earth's surface
300
rock changed by high heat and pressure
What is metamorphic rock
300
these are the building blocks of all rocks
What is minerals
300
this mineral can only be scratched by itself
What is a diamond
300
Tim likes to go hunting. He found a rock on his recent trip. This is what it looked like (display picture). Identify the rock type and tell where it may have formed
What is a sedimentary rock. It formed somewhere near pressure compressing the layers and cementing them together.
400
a rock that forms when melted rock cools and harndens
What is igneous rock
400
this can change a sedimentary rock into a metamorphic rock
What is pressure
400
Name some properties in which minerals are classified
What is hardness, luster, color and streak
400
Sam found a rock that had sharp corners. What might have caused the rock to change.
What is weathering and erosion
500
the process by which sediment settles out of water and wind
What is deposition
500
Supposed you have a copper penny with a hardness of 3 and glass with a hardness of 6. Which would be scratched by the glass and NOT the penny? fluroite, diamond, topaz, gypsum
What is fluorite
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