Rock Properties
Types of Rocks
Weathering
Landforms
Erosion and Deposition
100
What is Luster?
if a rock is shiny or dull
100
How is Igneous rock formed?
Formed when melted rock hardens
100
What does weathering do to rocks?
breaks rocks down into smaller pieces
100
How are canyons formed?
They are formed by erosion
100
What type of rock contains fossils?
sedimentary rock
200
What is streak?
the color of the powder when you rub a mineral on a tile
200
How is sedimentary rock formed?
Made from bits of rock and minerals that settle on the bottom of the ocean
200
What is chemical weathering?
When a chemical, like acid rain, breaks a rock down
200
What is an alluvial fan?
A fan shaped deposit of rocks where a stream flows from a steep slope
200
How are physical weathering and chemical weathering the same?
They both break rocks down into smaller pieces
300
What is cleavage?
If a rock breaks with smooth flat edges
300
What is metamorphic rock?
Made when a rock changes into another rock.
300
How can tree roots cause physical weathering?
The roots go into cracks and break rocks
300
What is a valley?
A low area formed between mountains where a stream or glacier flows.
300
What happens when a rock contains calcite?
It bubbles when you add vinegar
400
What is the hardness scale?
A tool used to determine how hard a mineral is.
400
Limestone is example of what type of rock?
sedimentary rock
400
How do landslides cause physical weathering?
rocks get smaller as the rocks roll down hill
400
What is the name of basic earth mineral that cannot be broken down any further?
mineral
400
Name the three types of rocks
igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
500
What is size?
How big a rock is
500
Which type of rock is made from heat and pressure?
Metamorphic rock
500
How does strong wind cause physical weathering?
It blows sand onto rocks which causes them to break down over time.
500
What is deposition?
When rocks stop after they have been moving
500
What is mass?
How much something weighs
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