Minerals
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Mohs hardness scale
100
True or false: Rocks are made of one or more minerals
True--Rocks are made of one or more minerals
100
What type of rock has layers of sediments
Sedimentary Rock
100
What is igneous rock
Rock that has melted and cooled
100
What is metamorphic rock
A sedimentary or igneous rock that has changed due to heat, time, and pressure
100
What is the Mohs hardness scale?
A scale to measure the hardness of rocks.
200
What are minerals
Different kinds of crystals that make up rocks
200
What forms fossils, bones and leaves or skin, hair and muscle?
Bones and leaves
200
What happens when igneous rock cools very quickly
It forms large crystals
200
When granite is put under intense heat and pressure it can become gneiss? What kind of rock is gneiss?
Metamorphic
200
What is number 1 on the Mohs hardness scale?
Talc
300
What is mica?
A common mineral that forms rocks
300
What is weathering?
A natural process that breaks rock into smaller pieces.
300
What is an example of an igneous rock that has cooled very quickly
Obsidian
300
How can sedimentary rock become a metamorphic rock
by applying heat and pressure
300
What is number 10 on the Mohs hardness scale?
Diamond
400
What is the name of the softest mineral on the Mohs hardness scale
talc
400
Draw a picture of what sedimentary rock looks like
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400
The Daily DOUBLE What three things can scientists tell from a fossil?
Scientists can tell 1 what ancient plant or animal life was like 2 what the animal looked like 3 how the environment has changed since then
400
what is the difference between igneous rock and metamorphic rock
Igneous rock is made when rocks are melted and then cooled. metamorphic rock occurs when heat and pressure are applied to igneous or sedimentary rocks
400
What has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs hardness scale?
Quartz
500
What is the name of the hardest mineral on the Mohs hardness scale
diamond
500
What is soil made of?
Small bits of rocks, plant and animal remains, and live animals.
500
What is the difference between igneous rock and sedimentary rock?
Igneous rock is when rocks are melted. Sedimentary rocks are formed from layers of sediments.
500
What is the difference between a sedimentary rock and a metamorphic rock?
Sedimentary rocks are made from layer of sediments. Metamorphic rocks are made when heat and pressure are applied to sedimentary or igneous rock.
500
Name all of the minerals from 1-10 on the Mohs hardness scale
1 talc 2 gypsum 3 calcite 4 flourite 5 apatite 6 orthoclase 7 quartz 8 topaz 9 corundum 10 diamond
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