Minerals 1
Rocks are made of _____.
What are minerals?
An example of a mineral.
Answers vary.
List the three types of rock.
What are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic?
What is weathering?
What is the breaking down of rock?
Minerals are solids made of _____.
What are crystals?
Describe a mineral's luster.
What is how shiny is it? How well does it reflect light?
How are igneous rocks formed?
What is (volcano)--magma/lava cooling?
What is erosion?
What is the movement of pieces of rock by wind or water?
How do minerals form?
What are natural processes?
Describe a mineral's streak.
What is what color it leaves behind when it is rubbed?
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
What is pressure/heat?
Which has the largest grain size? Clay, sand, or silt
What is sand?
Describe a mineral's hardness.
What is can it scratch another mineral? How hard is it?
Daily Double: Describe cleavage.
What is how it breaks? Is it smooth or wavy?
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
What is small pieces compact (sandwich) together?
What is loam made of?
What is clay, sand, and silt?