MOH'S SCALE
What is the hardest mineral
diamond
What are sedimentary rocks
Broken down pieces of sediment
What does meta mean
Change
what does Ignis mean
Fire (latin word)
To turn igneous into sedimentary you need
weatherig cementation
What is the softest mineral in the Moh's hardness scale
Talc
What is compaction
process of sediment being pressed together
What does Foliated mean
To have a lavered or bonded (curvy) appearence
What are the two types of igneous rocks
intrusive and extrusive
To turn igneous into metamorphic you need:
Heat /Pressure
if a mineralcan be scratched by a screw what does it rate
4 (ex. florite)
how are sedimentary rocks formed
weathering,erosion,depostion,compaction,cementation
where do you expect to findmetamorphic rocks
Below earths surface
how are extrusive rocks formed
when lava cools and haedens outside earths surface
What is the rock cycle
process of recycling and changing rocks from one tyoe of rock into another using earth's geoloigical pocess