Minerals
Rocks 1
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Rocks 2
Warm ups
100
3000
What is how many have been identified on Earth.
100
Can be seen in many extrusive igneous rocks.
What are holes.
100
Creates Lake Mead.
What is the Hoover Dam.
100
What rocks are made of.
What are minerals.
100
12
What is how many are in a dozen.
200
solid
What is one characteristic of a mineral.
200
Can be seen in many sedimentary rocks.
What are layers.
200
Designed for use during floods in NYC.
What is the "subway plug".
200
Only found in sedimentary rock.
What are fossils.
200
16
What is how many ounces are in a pound.
300
Made from the mineral talc.
What is baby or talcum powder.
300
Forms metamorphic rocks.
What is heat and pressure.
300
The name of the largest gold nugget ever found.
What is the "welcome stranger".
300
The largest rock particle.
What is a boulder.
300
5280
What is how many feet are in a mile.
400
Probably shouldn't be classified as a mineral.
What is a diamond.
400
compaction and cementation
What is how sedimentary rocks are formed.
400
Home of the first automatic taxi's.
What is Singapore.
400
The smallest rock particle.
What is clay.
400
24,901
What is the circumference of the Earth.
500
Used to make sheetrock.
What is gypsum.
500
Cooled off slowly.
What is a coarse grained rock.
500
University where the octobot was created.
What is Harvard.
500
Rocks that make it to the Earth's surface from space.
What are meteorites.
500
93,000,000
What is the distance from the Earth to the Sun.
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