Movers and Shakers
the movement of rocks and mineral grains from one place to another is called...
erosion
The two key ingredients to make a metamorphic rock are
heat and pressure
rock slides and landslides are due to...
gravity erosion
This property of a mineral is how easily the surface can be scratched
hardness
A solid made by many minerals is called a
Rock
When a mineral breaks with rough, jagged surfaces, this is called...
fracture
striations and erratics are caused by erosion due to...
glaciers
Acid rain deteriorating a rock is an example of...
The colour of the rubbed off powder left behind on a porcelain plate
streak
mushroom rocks are formed due to...
wind erosion
ice wedging is an example of...
mechanical weathering
What type of rock is formed when magma hardens and crystalizes beneath the Earth's surface
Intrusive igneous rocks
when layers of sediment are squeezed together by layers of other sediments
compaction
What is loose material, such as bits of rocks, minerals, plant, and animal remains
This property of minerals describes how light is reflected off of the mineral's surface (the "shininess")
Lustre
When some minerals dissolve in water to form a natural cement that holds the sediment together
cementation
When sediment is compacted and cemented it forms what class of rock?
Sedimentary
How can igneous rocks become sedimentary
weathering, erosion, and compaction/cementation
lichen growing on a rock and breaking it down is an example of...
biological weathering
The hardest mineral is...
diamond
Antelope Canyon was created incrementally by what?
Water Erosion
What is the name for the various processes that rocks undergo to change state
The Rock Cycle
This type of rock often has air bubbles due to quick cooling
extrusive igneous
The layers that you can see in a sedimentary rock are called...
stratification
This is the name for when water freezes in cracks of rocks to eventually break it open