Weathering and Erosion
Minerals
Rocks
Rock Cycle
Resources
100
The process of rock breaking apart is called
Weathering
100
True or False... Minerals are organic in nature
False
100
These rocks are formed from magma
igneous
100
Igneous rock that erodes then is compacted becomes ___ rock.
Sedimentary
100
Materials that are found in nature that are used by living things.
Resources
200
The process of moving weathered rock from one place to another is called
Erosion
200
True or False... All of the same type of minerals have the same color
False
200
Rocks that change due to heat and pressure
metamorphic
200
Igneous rock tat is subjected to heat and pressure becomes ___ rock.
Metamorphic
200
Resources that can be used quickly.
Renewable Resources
300
A boulder is broken then rolls down a hill. This is an example of...
Erosion
300
This is the way that minerals reflect light.
luster
300
What are rocks made of
minerals
300
When magma cools it becomes ___ rock
igneous
300
Resources that are not replaced easily.
Nonrenewable resources
400
Water enters the crack of a rock. It then freezes and expands the crack causing the rock to break. This is an example of...
Weathering
400
If a mineral breaks in a smooth and straight manner it is said to have
cleavage
400
Rocks formed from sand, broken rock, and other sediments compacted together
Sedimentary
400
The constant change that rocks undergo caused by physical and chemical processes is called the
rock cycle
400
Name 2 renewable and 2 nonrenewable resources.
Answers will vary :) Renewable- sun, wind, trees, water, fish... Nonrenewable- coal, oil, soil, minerals...
500
Name 3 naturally occurring ways that erosion takes place.
Wind, Ice, Gravity and Water
500
The name of the scale that shows the ranking of minerals according to their hardness
mohs
500
True or False... Rocks can teach us about the history of our Earth
True
500
Rock formation and change are a constant, continuous ___
cycle
500
Name 2 natural resources found in Florida.
Answers will vary. :) Limestone, Silica, Oranges, Sugar Cane, Phosphate
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