Minerals
True
Test to show the color of a mineral's powder
Type of rock made from compacting and cementing
Sedimentary Rock
Coarse-grained, rough texture, cools slowly, insulated, large crystals, made from magma
What is the capital of Wisconsin?
Madison
What structure do all minerals have?
Crystalline/Crystal
What is the hardest mineral on the hardness scale?
Diamond
Type of rock made from cooled magma or lava
Igneous Rock
Name 3 traits of extrusive igneous rocks
Fine-grained, smooth texture, cools quickly, made from lava, not insulated, small crystals,
McDonald's
All minerals contain 1 of the 92 naturally occurring _____________
What is the tool we use to determine the color of a mineral's powder?
Streak plate
Type of rock made by heat and pressure
Metamorphic rock
What are the 2 things that form sediment?
Weathering and Erosion
How many bones do adult humans have?
206
Which type of minerals can conduct electricity?
Metallic minerals
When minerals break along a flat/even surface
Cleavage
What is the primary way to classify rocks?
How they are made
What is the term for the formation of a solid pattern?
Crystallization
In which country would you find the Sydney Opera house?
Australia
What are the 5 questions to ask about a mineral (Need all 5 to get points)
Pure?
Natural?
Solid?
Nonliving/inorganic?
Crystal structure?
What are the 2 special properties?
Magnetism and taste
Aside from how they are made, what are the other 2 ways we can classify rocks?
Texture and composition
Give 2 examples of chemical weathering and 2 examples of physical weathering. (Need all 4 to get points)
Chemical: Acid rain, reaction with oxygen/burning
Physical: Wind, water, ice, gravity, rivers
What U.S state is known as the pine tree state?
Maine