Rocks and Minerals
This type of rock forms from cooled magma or lava
igneous
A resource that is limited and can be used up is called.
nonrenewable
A continuous process that shows how rocks change from one type to another over time.
the rock cycle
This type of rock is formed from molten material that cools and solidifies.
igneous
This is a naturally occurring solid substance with a definite chemical composition.
mineral
These are naturally occurring solid substances made up of minerals.
rocks
A resource that can be replenished or regrown by nature is called....
renewable resouce
This process involves the breakdown of rocks into smaller particles.
weathering
This type of rock is made from layers of sediments that have been compressed.
sedimentary
This property describes how light reflects off a mineral's surface.
luster
This type of rock is formed from the compression of sediments.
sedimentary
Sunlight is a renewable or nonrenewable resource?
renewable
This is the process where metamorphic rocks can become igneous rocks.
melting
This rock type is formed when existing rocks change due to heat and pressure.
metamorphic
This scale measures the hardness of minerals.
Mohs scale
This process changes one type of rock into another type through heat and pressure.
metamorphism
Water is a renewable or nonrenewable resource?
renewable
This process involves the movement of sediments from one place to another.
erosion
What are rocks generally made of?
two or more minerals
This is the term for the way a mineral breaks along flat surfaces.
cleavage
What is the hardest mineral on Earth?
diamond
nonrenewable
This process breaks down rocks into smaller pieces without changing their composition.
Weathering
Are minerals made of rocks or are rocks made of minerals?
Rocks are made of minerals
fragment