Basics
Rocks
Properties
Field Tests
Minerals
100
A person who studies rocks and minerals.
Who is a geologist?
100
The name for the way rocks go from igneous, to sedimentary, to metamorphic, back to igneous rocks. Water goes through something similar.
What is the rock cycle.
100
You use your eyes to identify this property.
What is color or shape
100
A geologist would need this tool to see if the mineral would be attracted to iron
What is a magnet
100
Lead used to be used in pencils, but now this mineral is
What is graphite
200
How is it possible for the same minerals to be present in totally different rocks?
The proportion of each mineral determines the type of rock.
200
These rocks are formed when minerals are cemented together with other minerals and sediments.
What are sedimentary rocks.
200
This property helps identify what minerals can be scratched by others.
What is hardness
200
A geologist would use a penny or nail to check for this property.
What is hardness
200
This mineral is the only one that reacts with acid.
What is calcite?
300
An earth material that is made up of 2 or minerals.
What is a rock.
300
The kind of rocks that come from volcanoes.
What are igneous rocks.
300
You might describe this property as glassy, waxy, or dull
What is luster
300
A geologist might shine a pen light at a mineral to check this property
What is light or luster
300
This is the hardest mineral in the world
What is diamond
400
An earth material found in nature. If two or more of these are put together they form a rock.
What is a mineral.
400
The kind of rocks that are formed when rocks are buried deep under ground and have a lot of heat and pressure on them.
What are metamorphic rocks
400
This property helps identify what color the rock is on the inside
What is streak
400
A geologist would keep a black tile and a white tile to check this property
What is streak color
400
This is the softest mineral in the world
What is talc
500
Geologists perform this test out in the field to determine if a rock fizzes, which means it contains this certain mineral.
What is calcite test.
500
This kind of rock may be found on your countertops at home.
What is granite
500
This property can be identify by feeling the rock
What is Texture
500
If a nail doesn't scratch a mineral is it A. Soft B. Medium C. Hard
What is hard
500
This mineral was hard on Moh's scale. It can be clear or pink. It is one of the most common minerals.
What is Quartz
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