Classifying Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Usage
100
Name 2 tests or things to observe when identifying an unknown rock sample.
What are color, luster, streak test, hardness test or fizz (bubble) test?
100
Rock particles settle and are cemented together through compaction.
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
100
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
What are rocks that are recrystallized by pressure and heat?
100
How are igneous rocks formed?
What is when molten rocks as magma or lava cool?
100
Name one thing rocks and minerals are used for
What are building materials, nutrition, industry, roads, paints and etc?
200
Name two characteristics of a mineral
What are inorganic, solid, definite chemical composition and repeating crystalline structure.
200
Rock material that is broken down into pieces or dissolved in water as rocks erode is called this
What is sediment?
200
What metamorphic rocks may look like "cookies and cream"?
What is gneiss. It has alternating bands of granular minerals and flaky minerals.
200
Name this rock, sometimes called volcanic glass.
What is obsidian?
200
Name the softest mineral on the hardness scale
What is talc?
300
Name a mineral which mineralogists enjoy finding with a fossilized insect inside.
What is amber?
300
This sedimentary rock is made of clay, silt or mud sized particles
What is shale?
300
What metamorphic rock is sometimes used for statues?
What is marble or quartzite?
300
What igneous rock can sometimes float?
What is pumice?
300
Name a rock or mineral you might ingest or eat.
What is:
salt (NaCL), Calcium Carbonate (Tums), calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, chloride, magnesium, iron, zinc, iodine, chromium, copper, fluoride, molybdenum, manganese, selenium
400
Name a rock or mineral you would like to collect
Answers will vary.
400
Name one sedimentary rock commonly found in Iowa
What are limestone, sandstone, shale and chert?
400
What rock metamorphosed from shale?
What is slate?
400
Why do some igneous rocks appear to have small holes in them?
What is the lava cools with gas trapped inside?
400
Name the hardest mineral
What is a diamond?
500
What is the state rock of Iowa?
What is a geode?
500
What is conglomerate?
500
What do "meta" and "morph" mean?
Meta - including all of, behind and above
Morph - To shape or form
500
What does the Latin root Ign/igni/ignis mean?
What is fire?
500
Name a rock or mineral which might be used to make your cell phone or other electronic device
What are:
cobalt, copper, germanium, graphite, lithium, manganese, platinum, potassium, silicon, silver, tellurium, tin, tungsten,