Rocks & Minerals
A scientist that studies rocks and minerals
What is a geologist
The stuff that these rocks are formed from
What is firey molten magma or lava?
These are the processes that form these rocks
These are the forces that form these rocks
What are intense heat and pressure?
The state where Grand Canyon is located
What is Arizona?
This is a type of mineral that is transparent (see through), looks like glass, has a cubic crystal structure and tastes like salt.
What is the crust?
These are the traits that make a rock a rock
What are: naturally occurring, solid, made of minerals, never alive
This is what igneous means
What is "born of fire?"
This is what the bits and pieces are called that form some types of sedimentary rocks.
What are sediments?
According to the rock cycle these rocks can melt to become what type of rock?
What are igneous rocks?
This is the kind of rock that makes up much of the top layers of Grand Canyon
What is Sedimentary rock?
This is a mineral that can be all different colors, like pink or white. It has a hexagonal (six sides) crystal structure and is transparent or translucent.
What is quartz?
This is the next layer of the earth just beneath the crust. It is also divided into two parts--one is right but the other is more flexible and able to move.
What is the mantle?
This describes the process that the earth uses to recycle rocks
What is the rock cycle?
These are the igneous rocks that form inside of the volcano and cool really slowly.
What are intrusive igneous rocks?
This is what some sedimentary rocks are made from that began in the ocean.
What are sea shells?
According to the rock cycle, these rocks can break down over time into small pieces to become this type of rock
What are sedimentary rocks?
What is igneous and metamorphic rock?
This is a mineral that has a very distinct skunky odor and yellow color.
What is sulfur?
This is the innermost layer of the earth, and has two parts--one is solid, the other is molten.
What is the earth's core?
These are the 3 basic types of rocks
What are igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic?
These are the igneous rocks that cool and form outside of volcanoes on the surface of the earth.
What are extrusive igneous rocks?
This is an example of a banded, colorful type of sedimentary rock--that was formed from tiny particles of sand.
What is sandstone?
This is what the words "meta" and "morph" (in metamorpic) mean
What is "change" and "form"?
This is where the oldest layer of rock is located
What is the bottom layer?
This is a mineral that sometimes people mistake for gold. It has a metallic luster and is slightly attracted to magnets.
What is pyrite?
This is what we call the pieces of the earth's crust that are constantly in motion.
What are plates or what is plate tectonics?
These are the traits that make a mineral a mineral.
What are: solid, never alive, from nature, has a fixed chemical formula, has a crystal structure?
This extrusive igneous rock can be found all over New England. It is made up of the minerals, quartz, mica, feldspar and hornblende. It has medium-sized crystals/grains.
What is granite?
This is a type of sedimentary rock that looks like smaller rocks, and rounded pebbles have been glued together.
What is a conglomerate or puddingstone?
This is an example of a metamorphic rock
What is: marble, slate, gneiss, graphite...?
These are what we call remnants of plants and animals that also help to tell the story of the history of Grand Canyon
What are fossils?
This is a mineral that peels off in layers, has a shiny luster and can be black, or silvery in color. It is also part of the rock granite.
What is mica?
This is what we call two plates that are colliding, often forming mountains. Crust is both created and destroyed here.
What are convergent plates?
This extrusive igneous rock is black, shiny, and is also called volcanic glass.
What is Obsidian?
This rock is black with a little bit of rusty color, and is attracted to a magnet!
What is iron ore?
The acronym D.U.D.E stands for...
What is: Deposition, Uplift, Down Cutting and Erosion?
This is the softest mineral, that can easily be scratched with a fingernail.
What is talc?
This is what we call two plates that are moving away from each other in opposite directions. Deep rifts are created and new rock/crust is created here.
What are divergent plates?
This is what we call two plates that are sliding past each other, one going up and one going down--and where earthquakes often happen.
What are transform plate boundaries?